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. 2020 Jun 9;35(11):3392–3394. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05891-2

Table 2.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds of Prescription Receipt

Variable OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Patient characteristics
  Female 1.38 (0.83–2.31) 0.94 (0.55–1.62)
  Age
    18–29 Ref Ref
    30–39 1.78 (1.51–2.74) 1.90 (1.22–2.97)
    40–49 1.13 (0.58–2.20) 1.38 (0.65–2.94)
    50–64 0.82 (0.32–2.10) 0.92 (0.33–2.56)
    65 and over n/a n/a
  Insurance reported 1.27 (0.82–1.96) 2.56 (1.32–4.95)
  Number of telemedicine visits during study period
    One Ref Ref
    Two 2.89 (1.43–5.85) 0.99 (0.40–2.44)
    Three or more 2.98 (1.78–5.00) 1.00 (0.45–2.25)
Provider characteristics
  Physician specialty
    Non-psychiatry Ref Ref
    Psychiatry 7.70 (4.01–14.78) 7.09 (2.53–19.89)
  Geographic region
    Northeast Ref Ref
    Midwest 1.78 (0.50–6.41) 2.43 (0.91–6.45)
    South 2.15 (0.76–6.12) 1.60 (0.64–4.00)
    West 0.99 (0.29–3.42) 1.07 (0.36–3.22)
Encounter characteristics
  Encounter timing*
    After hours 1.34 (0.76–2.37) 1.10 (0.60–2.01)
  Encounter length (min) 1.01 (0.99–1.03) 0.98 (0.95–1.00)
  Two or more mental health diagnoses received 5.33 (2.94–9.64) 3.47 (1.69–7.11)

*After-hours encounter timing refers to encounters that occur during the weekend or outside of traditional business hours (7a–5p) during the week