Table 4.

Unadjusted and Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with Reporting “Almost Always” or “Often” Assessing Firearm Access in Patients across all Five^† Scenarios (n=582)

Characteristic	Almost Always/ Often Ask (n=103)	Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Multivariable Odds Ratio‡ (95% CI)
Age (years)	--	1.02 (1.01–1.04)***	1.04 (1.02–1.06)***
Years of work in medicine/healthcare, excluding training	--	1.01 (0.99–1.02)
Number of suicidal patients seen per month	--	1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Gender
Male	59 (22)	1.0 (Ref.)	1.0 (Ref.)
Female	43 (13)	0.50 (0.36–0.69)***	0.65 (0.39–1.06)
Self-described race & ethnicity
Other	5 (11)	1.0 (Ref.)
Non-Hispanic White only	98 (17)	1.72 (0.64–4.70)
Provider type
Nurse	31 (11)	1.0 (Ref.)	1.0 (Ref.)
Physician	72 (23)	2.45 (1.71–3.53)***	1.94 (1.17–3.22)*
Belief that my provider type should assess for firearms
No	13 (6.6)	1.0 (Ref.)	1.0 (Ref.)
Yes	90 (22)	3.92 (2.14–7.19)***	4.21 (2.05–8.63)***
Belief in effectiveness of means restriction
Few/some/most would die by other method	97 (18)	1.0 (Ref.)
All would die by other method	6 (11)	0.57 (0.27–1.18)

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^*P<0.01,

^**P<0.001 under Chi Square. Unadjusted and multivariable models all analyzed with clustering by study site.

^†In patients with (1) SI in past month but none presently; (2) current SI but without suicide plan: (3) suicide plan not involving firearm; (4) suicide plan involving firearm; (5) intentional overdose but no longer suicidal.

^‡Includes only variables statistically significant in unadjusted analysis.