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. 2020 Oct 27;22(10):e11258. doi: 10.2196/11258

Table 5.

Univariable and multivariable linear regression model predicting overall satisfaction.

Characteristics Univariable Multivariable

β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value
Physician specialty group, n (%)




Medical specialties Reference
Reference

Allied health providers 0.48 (0.47 to 0.50) <.001 0.00 (–0.01 to 0.00) .20

Surgical specialties 0.18 (0.17 to 0.19) <.001 0.01 (0.01 to 0.01) <.001
Geographical region, n (%)




Midwest Reference
Reference

Northeast 0.04 (0.03 to 0.05) <.001 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00) .30

South 0.00 (–0.01 to 0.01) .53 –0.01 (–0.01 to 0.00) <.001

West –0.08 (–0.09 to –0.06) <.001 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00) .01
Year of graduation, n (%)




1945-1954 Reference
Reference

1955-1964 –0.06 (–0.27 to 0.15) .60 0.01 (–0.03 to 0.05) .61

1965-1974 –0.04 (–0.25 to 0.16) .68 0.01 (–0.03 to 0.05) .63

1975-1984 0.04 (–0.16 to 0.25) .68 0.01 (–0.04 to 0.05) .79

1985-1994 0.08 (–0.13 to 0.28) .46 0.00 (–0.04 to 0.04) .92

1995-2004 0.18 (–0.02 to 0.39) .08 0.00 (–0.04 to 0.04) .92

2005-2014 0.32 (0.11 to 0.53) .002 0.01 (–0.04 to 0.05) .77

2015-2016 0.72 (0.44 to 1.01) <.001 0.01 (–0.04 to 0.07) .62
Physician-based metrics

0.65 (0.65 to 0.65)a <.001

Trust 1.05 (1.04 to 1.05) <.001 N/Ab N/A

Explains 1.03 (1.03 to 1.03) <.001 N/A N/A

Listens 1.01 (1.01 to 1.01) <.001 N/A N/A

Time 1.02 (1.02 to 1.02) <.001 N/A N/A
Office-based metrics

0.42 (0.42 to 0.42)a <.001

Scheduling 0.99 (0.99 to 0.99) <.001 N/A N/A

Cleanliness 1.09 (1.09 to 1.10) <.001 N/A N/A

Staff 1.02 (1.02 to 1.02) <.001 N/A N/A
Total wait time in minutes




<10 Reference
Reference

10-15 –0.43 (–0.44 to –0.42) <.001 –0.01 (–0.01 to –0.01) <.001

16-30 –0.89 (–0.89 to –0.88) <.001 –0.02 (–0.03 to –0.02) <.001

31-45 –1.35 (–1.37 to –1.34) <.001 –0.06 (–0.06 to –0.05) <.001

>45 –1.90 (–1.95 to –1.85) <.001 –0.10 (–0.11 to –0.09) <.001

aFactor score from exploratory factor analysis.

bN/A: Not applicable.