Table 3.

Univariable and multivariable analyses of factors associated with hematologic oncologists’ perspectives to enroll in hospice themselves if terminally ill with a hematologic cancer.

	Univariable Analysis			MV Analysis§; Outcome modeled: strongly agree to enroll in hospice if terminally will with cancer
Characteristic	Strongly agree to enroll in hospice N =183 %	Less than strong agreement N=159 %	Chi- square P-value	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	P-value
Male	73.2	77.4	0.38	-- --	0.88, 2.47	0.14
Female	26.8	22.6		1.48
Age ≤ 40years*	15.8	10.9	0.19	--	--
Age > 40 years*	84.2	89.1
≤ 15 years since med school graduation*	21.8	22.4	0.89	-- --	0.72, 2.20	0.41
> 15 years since med school graduation*	78.2	77.6		1.26
Closely affiliated with academic center	57.4	66.7	0.08	--	--
Not closely affiliated with academic center	42.6	33.3
Primary practice*			0.005	--	--
Tertiary center	36.5	51.9
Community center	63.5	48.1
Practice with < 25% of patients with solid malignancies	42.1	55.4	0.014	-- --	1.28, 3.11	0.002
Practice with ≥ 25% of patients with solid malignancies	57.9	44.6		1.99
Provides auto- or allo-transplant services	40.4	40.9	0.93	--	--
Does not provide auto- or allo- transplant services	59.6	59.1
No rotation on palliative care or hospice service	77.6	84.9	0.09	-- --	1.08, 3.58	0.03
Rotation on palliative care/hospice service	22.4	15.1		1.97
Region			0.10	--	--
Midwest	22.9	24.5
Northeast	27.9	32.1
South	29.5	33.3
West	19.7	10.1

^*percentages are column percentages, and exclude individuals for whom characteristic was not reported. Characteristic non-response range from 1.7% for primary practice to 2.6% for age.

^§Multivariable model included variables with p <0.10 from univariable analysis in the model and forced in gender and years since medical school graduation. Because proportion of solid malignancy patients in one’s practice is co-linear with practice setting (tertiary setting vs. community) and academic center affiliation, only proportion of solid patients was included in the model.