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. 2016 Aug;62(8):e484–e494.

Table 6.

Factors associated with attitudes or experiences about hospice care in the Calgary Zone

ATTITUDE OR EXPERIENCE FACTOR LEVEL N OR (95% CI) MODEL P VALUE
Familiar with patient eligibility for hospice care in Calgary • Type of practice • Family medicine, general 56 Reference* .017
• Family medicine with special interest 42 2.8 (1.2–6.4)
• Subspecialty within family medicine 5 10.0 (1.0–96.5)
• Special interest in palliative medicine • No 76 Reference < .001
• Yes 26 9.3 (3.3–26.6)
Feels well-informed to discuss hospice referrals with patients • Special interest in palliative medicine • No 76 Reference .002
• Yes 26 6.4 (2.0–20.5)
Familiar with services provided by the palliative home care program of Alberta Health Services • Special interest in palliative medicine • No 75 Reference .003
• Yes 26 10.0 (2.2–45.2)
• Previous discussions with patients on hospice care • No 13 Reference .002
• Yes 89 8.5 (2.2–33.6)
Familiar with the referral process and contact personnel • Special interest in palliative medicine • No 75 Reference < .001
• Yes 26 6.5 (2.4–17.8)
Deferred discussing hospice referral in the past owing to discomfort • Special interest in palliative medicine • No 75 8.5 (1.1–66.9) .042
• Yes 26 Reference

OR—odds ratio.

*

In logistic regression, one level of the independent variable serves as a reference against which the odds of the other levels occurring are determined. For example, in this instance, the odds of agreeing (as opposed to disagreeing) that the respondent is “familiar with patient eligibility for hospice care in Calgary” are 2.8 greater for those family physicians with a special interest than for those in family medicine general practice.