TABLE 3.
Professional Visibility | NP-Administration Relations | NP-Physician Relations | Independent Practice and Support | |||||||||
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β | 95% CI | p | β | 95% CI | p | β | 95% CI | p | β | 95% CI | p | |
Main predictor | ||||||||||||
SOP policy (reference = full) | ||||||||||||
Full versus reduced | 0.16 | (0.05, 0.26) | 0.00** | 0.22 | (0.10, 0.34) | 0.00** | −0.04 | (−0.13, 0.05) | 0.36 | 0.14 | (0.06, 0.21) | 0.00** |
Full versus restricted | 0.12 | (0.02, 0.22) | 0.02* | 0.15 | (0.04, 0.26) | 0.01* | −0.04 | (−0.12, 0.04) | 0.34 | 0.09 | (0.02, 0.16) | 0.01* |
Covariates | ||||||||||||
Average age | 0.00 | (0.00, 0.01) | 0.08 | 0.00 | (0.00, 0.01) | 0.46 | 0.00 | (0.00, 0.01) | 0.17 | 0.00 | (0.00, 0.00) | 0.16 |
Sex composition (female ratio) | −0.05 | (−0.20, 0.09) | 0.45 | 0.16 | (0.01, 0.32) | 0.04* | −0.04 | (−0.15, 0.08) | 0.52 | −0.06 | (−0.16, 0.04) | 0.22 |
Race composition (white ratio) | −0.07 | (−0.17, 0.04) | 0.23 | 0.13 | (0.02, 0.25) | 0.03* | 0.00 | (−0.09, 0.08) | 0.98 | 0.04 | (−0.03, 0.12) | 0.24 |
Education level (PhD ratio) | 0.03 | (−0.10, 0.15) | 0.66 | 0.09 | (−0.05, 0.23) | 0.22 | 0.15 | (0.05, 0.25) | 0.00** | 0.08 | (−0.01, 0.17) | 0.08 |
Average years in the position | 0 | (0.00, 0.01) | 0.17 | 0.00 | (−0.01, 0.01) | 0.90 | 0.01 | (0.00, 0.01) | 0.04* | 0.00 | (0.00, 0.01) | 0.61 |
Geographic location (reference = rural) | ||||||||||||
Urban | −0.01 | (−0.12, 0.11) | 0.90 | 0.03 | (−0.09, 0.16) | 0.58 | 0.06 | (−0.03, 0.16) | 0.17 | 0.04 | (−0.04, 0.11) | 0.38 |
Practice type (reference = physician practice) | ||||||||||||
Community health center | −0.03 | (−0.14, 0.08) | 0.63 | −0.06 | (−0.18, 0.06) | 0.34 | −0.05 | (−0.14, 0.04) | 0.30 | 0.01 | (−0.07, 0.09) | 0.80 |
Hospital-based practice | 0.33 | (0.19, 0.47) | <0.01** | 0.33 | (0.18, 0.49) | <0.01** | −0.15 | (−0.26,−0.03) | 0.01* | 0.22 | (0.12, 0.32) | <0.01** |
All other | 0.04 | (−0.06, 0.14) | 0.43 | 0.02 | (−0.09, 0.14) | 0.68 | −0.04 | (−0.13, 0.04) | 0.29 | 0.01 | (−0.06, 0.08) | 0.75 |
Number of NPs (reference = 1) | ||||||||||||
2–5 NPs | 0.06 | (−0.03, 0.14) | 0.18 | −0.07 | (−0.17, 0.02) | 0.13 | 0.00 | (−0.07, 0.07) | 0.94 | 0.03 | (−0.04, 0.08) | 0.52 |
6+ NPs | 0.08 | (−0.07, 0.22) | 0.32 | −0.10 | (−0.26, 0.06) | 0.22 | 0.09 | (−0.03, 0.21) | 0.15 | 0.05 | (−0.06, 0.14) | 0.47 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; N, sample size; NP, nurse practitioner; p, p-value; SD, standard deviation; SOP, scope of practice; β, beta coefficient.
Significant at p < 0.05.
Significant at p < 0.01.