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Table 3 Three linear regression models including a BMQ subpart (dependent variables) and background variables (independent variables)

From: General beliefs about medicines among doctors and nurses in out-patient care: a cross-sectional study

General-Harm

B (SD)

p-value

General practitioners

-0.240 (0.059)

<0.001

Private practitioners

-0.267 (0.057)

<0.001

At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries

0.003 (0.171)

0.985

   At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*GP

0.252 (0.193)

0.192

   At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*PP

0.227 (0.201)

0.259

General-Benefit

B (SD)

p-value

General practitioners

0.217 (0.054)

<0.001

Private practitioners

0.232 (0.052)

<0.001

At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries

0.204 (0.159)

0.202

   At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*GP

-0.577 (0.180)

0.001

   At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*PP

-0.331 (0.188)

0.079

General-Overuse

B (SD)

p-value

General practitioners

0.337 (0.805)

0.676

Private practitioners

-0.476 (0.814)

0.559

Female

-0.285 (0.404)

0.481

   Female*general practitioners

0.208 (0.423)

0.623

   Female*private practitioners

0.085 (0.427)

0.843

Age in years

0.012 (0.011)

0.288

   Age in years*GP

-0.018 (0.019)

0.345

   Age in years*PP

0.005 (0.016)

0.743

Professional experience in years

-0.001 (0.008)

0.902

   Professional experience in years*GP

-0.005 (0.017)

0.747

   Professional experience in years*PP

-0.025 (0.015)

0.085

  1. Nurses as the reference group; GP = general practitioners; PP = private practitioners
  2. Missing values not included
  3. Excluded from all three multiple linear regression models: born within/outside Nordic countries