Table 4.
Associations between perceived importancea of information sources and GP characteristics.
| Interpersonal sources |
Printed sources |
Online sourcesb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP colleagues | Othermedical specialists | RefundableCME meetings | Non-refundableCME meetings | Pharmaceuticalrepresentatives | Medical books | Medical journals | DCGP guidelines | Drug informationwebsites | Medical websites | |
| OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | OR adj. (95%CI) | |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Female | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Male | 0.45 (0.33–0.63)d | 0.76 (0.58–0.98)c | 0.32 (0.19–0.52)d | 1.36 (1.06–1.73)c | 1.57 (1.12–2.21)c | 1.18 (0.92–1.51) | 0.88 (0.67–1.15) | 0.30 (0.17–0.54)d | 0.57 (0.39–0.83)c | 0.66 (0.38–1.14) |
| Age | ||||||||||
| <45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45–54 | 1.03 (0.67–1.58) | 0.99 (0.69–1.42) | 1.10 (0.61–1.98) | 1.30 (0.93–1.82) | 1.03 (0.62–1.70) | 1.42 (1.03–1.95)c | 1.74 (1.22–2.47)c | 0.69 (0.34–1.38) | 0.80 (0.43–1.51) | 0.31 (0.09–1.01) |
| 55–64 | 1.05 (0.70–1.57) | 0.75 (0.54–1.05) | 1.38 (0.79–2.43) | 1.36 (0.98–1.88) | 1.81 (1.14–2.88)c | 1.77 (1.29–2.42)d | 2.13 (1.50–3.02)d | 0.75 (0.39–1.44) | 0.36 (0.20–0.62)d | 0.12 (0.04–0.37)d |
| ≥65 | 0.83 (0.47–1.48) | 0.63 (0.38–1.04) | 1.13 (0.52–2.45) | 1.09 (0.65–1.82) | 1.92 (0.98–3.78) | 1.96 (1.15–3.34)c | 2.80 (1.52–5.16)c | 0.64 (0.26–1.57) | 0.20 (0.10–0.39)d | 0.05 (0.01–0.20)d |
| Practice form | ||||||||||
| Single-handed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Partnership | 2.11 (1.45–3.09)d | 0.81 (0.56–1.17) | 1.29 (0.75–2.19) | 0.79 (0.57–1.09) | 0.66 (0.42–1.03) | 0.69 (0.47–0.99)c | 0.98 (0.66–1.44) | 1.91 (1.02–3.58)c | 1.01 (0.64–1.59) | 0.92 (0.47–1.81) |
| Collaborative | 3.40 (1.84–6.26)d | 0.79 (0.49–1.26) | 1.04 (0.52–2.06) | 0.66 (0.42–1.04) | 0.94 (0.53–1.67) | 0.71 (0.44–1.15) | 1.10 (0.65–1.87) | 0.75 (0.35–1.58) | 1.72 (0.88–3.38) | 0.96 (0.40–2.31) |
| N= | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 |
a
Perceived importance defined as “high importance” or “some importance” according to the answers given in the questionnaire.
b
Online sources are defined as only being available online whereas printed sources can exist both in print and online.
Adjusted for gender, age, practice form, workload and status as training practice.
c
p value <0.05.
d
p value <0.001.