Table 3.
Provider and practice characteristics associated with accepting new patients requiring opioids
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI), p | Adjusted OR (95% CI), p | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider Characteristic | ||
| Female FP | 2.57 (1.52, 4.32) *** | 1.49 (0.80, 2.77) |
| FP Age | 0.96 (0.93, 0.98) ** | – |
| Years in Practice | 0.95 (0.92, 0.97) *** | 0.96 (0.93, 0.99) ** |
| Hours of Patient Care/Week | 1.03 (1.01, 1.05) * | 1.02 (0.99, 1.04) |
| Practice Characteristic | ||
| Number of FPs in Practice | 1.37 (1.20, 1.57) *** | 1.19 (1.00, 1.42) * |
| Nurse in Practice | 2.90 (1.63, 5.17) *** | 1.15 (1.11, 5.04) * |
| Nurse Practitioner in Practice | 3.33 (1.45, 7.64) ** | 1.61 (0.61, 4.29) |
| Psychiatrist/Psychologist in Practice | 11.72 (2.79, 49.30) ** | 3.10 (0.66, 14.66) |
Lack of variability in the measures “Had a Social Worker in Practice” and “Had a Pharmacist in Practice” prevented their entry into the logistic regression model. “FP Age omitted” due to multicollinearity with “Years in Practice”
***p < 0.001
** p < 0.01
* p < 0.05