Table 3.
Independent Predictors of Different Measures of Antibiotic Prescribing*
| Antibiotic prescribed at visit (N = 65,882) | “Imperfect” antibiotic prescribing at visit (N = 65,882) | |
|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (95 % confidence Interval) | ||
| Familiarity with guidelines | ||
| Very | – | – |
| Somewhat, a little, or not at all | 0.91 (0.71, 1.17) | 1.08 (0.87, 1.34) |
| Ability to effectively communicate | ||
| Very | – | – |
| Somewhat, a little, or not at all | 1.10 (0.86, 1.44) | 1.10 (0.89, 1.35) |
| Overused | ||
| Strongly agree | – | – |
| Somewhat agree | 1.61 (1.18, 2.20) | 1.09 (0.83, 1.44) |
| Patient demand | ||
| Strongly agree | – | – |
| Somewhat agree | 1.03 (0.79, 1.34) | 0.98 (0.77, 1.25) |
| Somewhat or strongly disagree | 1.20 (0.86, 1.66) | 1.66 (1.00, 2.73) |
| Prescribing rate compared to peers | ||
| More often | – | – |
| About the same | 1.00 (0.53, 1.88) | 0.83 (0.58, 1.18) |
| Less often | 0.74 (0.39, 1.39) | 0.63 (0.46, 0.87) |
| Rushed | ||
| Sometimes, rarely or never | – | – |
| Almost always or most of time | 1.34 (1.03, 1.75) | 1.24 (0.99, 1.56) |
| Feedback | ||
| No | – | – |
| Yes | 1.10 (0.79, 1.52) | 1.35 (1.04, 1.75) |
| Setting | ||
| Retail clinics | – | – |
| Physicians’ offices | 0.54 (0.39, 0.74) | 2.77 (2.12, 3.64) |
The bolded text indicates results which are significant based on the confidence intervals
*Model controls for patient age and gender, as well as for clustering by clinician