Table 3.
GPs’ evaluation of SPHC importance (index), univariate analyses
| Variable | Regression Coefficient β | Significance | 95% Confidence Interval | Standard Error | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | −.002 | .238 | −.006; .001 | .002 | 954 |
| Gender (Reference: male) | .158 | <.001 | .093; .223 | .033 | 955 |
| Work experience (years) | −.003 | .023 | −.006; −4.8*10^(−4) | .002 | 948 |
| Working hours/week | −.005 | <.001 | −.008; −.002 | .001 | 944 |
| Practice Type (Reference: medical care centre) | 956 | ||||
| Single-handed | −.123 | .128 | −.281; .035 | .081 | |
| Group practice | −.123 | .128 | −.282; .035 | .081 | |
| Employed (reference: yes) | −.064 | .218 | −.165; .038 | .052 | 943 |
| Location of practice (reference: big city) | 949 | ||||
| Rural | −.084 | .070 | −.176; .007 | .047 | |
| Small town | −.057 | .212 | −.147; .033 | .046 | |
| Medium-sized town | −.078 | .124 | −.177; .021 | .050 | |
| Affiliation to Federal State (association of Statuatory Health Insurance Physicians, reference: Westphalia-Lippe) | 956 | ||||
| Bavaria | .039 | .561 | −.093; .171 | .067 | |
| Berlin | .227 | .003 | .076; .378 | .077 | |
| Hesse | .144 | .040 | .006; .282 | .070 | |
| Lower Saxony | .108 | .133 | −.033; .248 | .072 | |
| Saxony-Anhalt | .068 | .313 | −.064; .200 | .067 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | .083 | .235 | −.054; .220 | .070 | |
| Thuringia | .122 | .056 | −.003; .247 | .064 | |
| Number of patients/quarter | −9.08*10^(−5) | .048 | −1.81*10^(−4) | −7.68*10^(−7) | 910 |
| Number of palliative patients/year | −.001 | .081 | −.002; 1.40*10^(− 4) | .001 | 940 |
| Number of home visits/week | −.001 | .096 | −.003; 2.42*10^(− 4) | .001 | 954 |
| Number of home visits/quarter within palliative patients | −3.27*10^(−4) | .051 | −.001; 1.46*10^(−6) | 1.67*10^(− 4) | 937 |
| Conviction that palliative care should be a central part of GP’s work | −.145 | <.001 | −.185; −.106 | .020 | 949 |
| Self-assessed palliative competence | −.182 | <.001 | −.230; −.135 | .024 | 939 |
| Extent of GP palliative care delivery (index) | −.334 | <.001 | −.395; −.272 | .031 | 954 |
| Perceived involvement in treatment after SPHC initiation | .116 | <.001 | .080; .152 | .018 | 836 |
| Frequency of SPHC referrals denied by MDKa | .017 | .617 | −.049; .082 | .033 | 811 |
| Number of SPHC referrals by other health care professionals | −.007 | .035 | −.014; −.001 | .003 | 756 |
| Qualification level (Reference: none + exclusively within work in general practice) | 921 | ||||
| Additional qualification in palliative care | −.080 | .158 | −.191; .031 | .057 | |
| BQKPmVb | −.337 | .084 | −.720; .045 | .195 | |
| 40 h-course certificate | −.068 | .154 | −.161; .025 | .047 | |
| Having worked in a palliative care institution for at least 3 months | .069 | .342 | −.073; .210 | .072 | |
| Remuneration level (Reference: PPC) | 956 | ||||
| Settlement via selective contracts | −.087 | .168 | −.212; .037 | .063 | |
| BQKPmV | −.399 | .008 | −.693; −.105 | .150 | |
| PPC + additional qualification in palliative care | −.081 | .201 | −.204; .043 | .063 | |
| Quality of surrounding palliative infrastructure | .121 | .003 | .042; .201 | .041 | 869 |
| Quality of utilised SPHC | .241 | <.001 | .187; .294 | .027 | 811 |
a Medical advisary service of Social Health Insurance (MDK: Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenkassen)
b Particularly qualified and coordinated general palliative care (translation)