Table 4.

Preferences in the management of paediatric febrile illness of parents and HCP

	Parents (n=98)		HCPs (n=99)
	Coefficient	95% CI	Coefficient	95% CI
Staff grade
Trainee doctor	–0.244*	–0.472 to –0.016	–0.204*	–0.398 to –0.099
Nurse practitioner	–0.135	–0.368 to 0.098	0.081*	–0.106 to 0.27
Consultant (reference group)	0.379		0.032
Likelihood of receiving antibiotics
Low (reference group)	0.143		0.729
Medium	0.031	–0.865 to 0.803	–0.111	–0.594 to 0.371
High	–0.174	–0.74 to 0.392	–0.618*	–1 to –0.236
Moderate pain from investigations (relative to low)	–0.462*	–0.613 to –0.312	–0.439*	–0.558 to –0.32
Receive POC test during triage (relative to no)	0.627*	0.484 to 0.769	0.723*	0.562 to 0.884
Total time spent in the ED (per hour)	–0.608*	–0.78 to –0.435	–0.679*	–0.81 to –0.548
Out-of-pocket cost to parents (per £1)	–0.036*	–0.065 to –0.007	–0.051*	–0.074 to –0.028
Observations	2772		2774
Log likelihood	–722.1		–674.8

*Significant at 5% level. Table represents β coefficients and CIs from mixed logit regression. The regression coefficients for each attribute level represents the mean part-worth utility of that attribute level in the respondent sample. A positive value denotes utility/satisfaction, with a negative value denoting disutility/dissatisfaction.

ED, emergency department; HCP, healthcare provider; POC, point-of-care.