Table 4.
Univariable logistic regression models of predictors of phone-based booking preferences
| Calling the GP (n=596) |
Calling a 24 hours automated service (n=590) |
Requesting a call-back (n=593) |
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| % likely to book by… | OR (95% CI) | % likely to book by… | OR (95% CI) | % likely to book by… | OR (95% CI) | |
| All participants | 92.3 | 53.7 | 59.0 | |||
| Age group | ||||||
| 25–34 | 93.0 | 1.00 | 63.2 | 1.00 | 61.0 | 1.00 |
| 35–44 | 92.7 | 0.94 (0.42 to 2.09) | 54.8 | 0.71 (0.46 to 1.07) | 64.2 | 1.15 (0.75 to 1.76) |
| 45–54 | 89.7 | 0.65 (0.30 to 1.43) | 45.9 | 0.49 (0.31 to 0.78)** | 48.9 | 0.61 (0.39 to 0.96)* |
| 55–64 | 93.8 | 1.12 (0.41 to 3.05) | 44.2 | 0.46 (0.28 to 0.76)** | 60.0 | 0.96 (0.58 to 1.59) |
| Social grade | ||||||
| AB | 91.5 | 1.00 | 51.5 | 1.00 | 55.4 | 1.00 |
| C1 | 91.8 | 1.04 (0.44 to 2.44) | 53.1 | 1.07 (0.33 to 1.71) | 52.7 | 0.90 (0.56 to 1.45) |
| C2 | 93.6 | 1.36 (0.54 to 3.39) | 58.9 | 1.35 (0.83 to 2.18) | 60.3 | 1.22 (0.75 to 1.98) |
| D | 94.5 | 1.59 (0.53 to 4.74) | 54.4 | 1.12 (0.66 to 1.93) | 65.6 | 1.53 (0.88 to 2.67) |
| E | 89.7 | 0.80 (0.32 to 2.02) | 48.8 | 0.90 (0.52 to 1.55) | 66.3 | 1.58 (0.90 to 2.79) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 91.7 | 1.00 | 51.3 | 1.00 | 57.3 | 1.00 |
| Unemployed | 92.6 | 1.14 (0.58 to 2.23) | 52.3 | 0.92 (0.64 to 1.32) | 63.6 | 1.30 (0.91 to 1.88) |
| Other (studying/retired) | 97.2 | 3.18 (0.42 to 23.99) | 54.3 | 1.00 (0.50 to 2.00) | 54.3 | 0.88 (0.44 to 1.77) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Any white | 92.3 | 1.00 | 52.3 | 1.00 | 58.2 | 1.00 |
| All other groups | 92.2 | 0.99 (0.38 to 2.59) | 65.6 | 1.74 (1.01 to 3.00) | 65.6 | 1.37 (0.80 to 2.36) |
| Caring responsibilities | ||||||
| No | 93 | 1.00 | 53.3 | 1.00 | 51.4 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 91.9 | 0.85 (0.45 to 1.62) | 54.0 | 1.03 (0.73 to 1.44)* | 63.3 | 1.63 (1.16 to 2.29)** |
| Screening status | ||||||
| Intender | 91.1 | 1.00 | 56.1 | 1.00 | 65.7 | 1.00 |
| Maintainer | 93.1 | 1.33 (0.73 to 2.44) | 52.0 | 0.85 (0.61 to 1.18) | 54.3 | 0.62 (0.44 to 0.90)** |
| Practical barriers | ||||||
| 0 barriers | 93.4 | 1.00 | 50.9 | 1.00 | 57.2 | 1.00 |
| 1 barrier | 93.6 | 1.04 (0.46 to 2.38) | 48.4 | 0.92 (0.61 to 1.38) | 53.7 | 0.87 (0.58 to 1.31) |
| 2 barriers | 93.9 | 1.09 (0.45 to 2.66) | 59.0 | 1.41 (0.91 to 2.19) | 64.8 | 1.38 (0.88 to 2.16) |
| 3 or more barriers cited | 83.8 | 0.37 (0.16 to 0.84)* | 64.1 | 1.75 (1.01 to 3.02)* | 65.0 | 1.39 (0.80 to 2.40) |
*P<0.05.
**P<0.01.
***P<0.001.
Reference group: ‘not likely to use/ambivalent’.
GP, general practitioner.