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. 2018 Aug 13;8(8):e020419. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020419

Table 3.

Associations between general practitioner retirement and attitudes towards accreditation

Crude OR (95% CI) P values Adjusted OR* (95% CI) P values
Job satisfaction (dissatisfied=1) 1.89 (1.29 to 2.78) 0.001 2.46 (1.63 to 3.73) 0.000
Attitudes towards accreditation (negative=1) 1.14 (0.84 to 1.55) 0.387 1.02 (0.74 to 1.40) 0.921
Accreditation is a tool for external control (agree=1) 0.80 (0.54 to 1.17) 0.246 0.80 (0.53 to 1.20) 0.279
Accreditation is a tool for quality improvement (disagree=1) 1.11 (0.80 to 1.54) 0.640 1.09 (0.76 to 1.56) 0.631
How do you think the accreditation process will affect your job satisfaction? (negatively=1) 1.50 (1.08 to 2.09) 0.015 1.40 (1.00 to 1.95) 0.051

*Adjusted for age, gender, practice type and region.