Table 3: Factors associated with the prevalence of cannabinoid prescription for the management of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP).
Variable | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) |
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Sex, female (v. male) |
0.96 (0.47–1.99) |
– |
Years of practice ≥ 21 (v. < 21) |
1.26 (0.41– 3.81) |
0.70 (0.17–2.84) |
Other medical specialty (v. family physician/general practitioner) |
0.17 (0.07–0.43) |
0.14 (0.01– 1.71) |
Work environment frequented in past year (yes v. no) |
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Hospital environment (excluding emergency department) |
0.35 (0.16–0.75) |
1.90 (0.42–8.51) |
Family medicine group or unit |
3.21 (1.48–6.96) |
1.52 (0.40–5.86) |
Emergency department |
1.17 (0.49–2.78) |
– |
Private medical office |
2.28 (0.86–6.00) |
1.33 (0.29–6.15) |
% of medical practice dedicated to seeing patients in past year, per 10% increase in proportion |
1.01 (0.99–1.03) |
– |
No. of patients seen each week in medical practice, per 1-patient increase in weekly caseload |
1.02 (1.01–1.02) |
1.01 (0.99–1.02) |
Perception of CNCP prevalence among clientele, per 10% increase in perceived prevalence |
1.03 (1.01–1.05) |
1.01 (0.98–1.04) |
> 10% of CME activities about CNCP in past year (v. ≤ 10%) |
1.04 (0.27–3.95) |
– |
≥ 1% of CME activities about cannabinoids in past year (v. 0%) |
1.66 (0.48–5.67) |
– |
Level of comfort with prescribing cannabinoids for CNCP, per 1-point increase on comfort scale |
2.04 (1.64–2.54) | 1.25 (1.01–1.55) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, CME = continuing medical education, OR = odds ratio. *Unless stated otherwise. †Adjusted for other factors in the table included in the multivariate model.