Table 2.
Risk to err under various conditions
| Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysisa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | IRR (CI 95%) | P Value | IRR (CI 95%) | P Value |
| Second successive shift (compared to first or only shifts) | 1.37 (1.24, 1.51) | < .0001 | 1.38 (1.25, 1.52) | < .0001 |
| Third successive shift (compared to first or only shift) | 1.25 (1.10, 1.42) | < .0001 | 1.40 (1.24, 1.59) | < .0001 |
| Low prescribing experience of a specific medication (prescribed less than 6 times) | 2.57 (2.32, 2.85) | < .0001 | 2.81 (2.53, 3.13) | < .0001 |
| Low overall prescribing experience (First 6 months of prescribing) | 0.93 (0.84, 1.03) | .16 | ||
| Work overload (over 13 prescriptions issued) | 1.31 (1.19, 1.45) | < .0001 | 1.39 (1.26, 1.54) | < .0001 |
a
The variables appearing in the table were included in the multivariate analysis.