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Table 3 Associations between correct management decision and explanatory variables

From: Primary care physiotherapists ability to make correct management decisions – is there room for improvement? A mixed method study

 

Musculoskeletal conditions

Non-critical medical conditions

Critical medical conditions

ORa

95% CI

ORa

95% CI

ORa

95% CI

Experience over 5 years

1.49

(0.80;2.76)

1.07

(0.57;2.01)

2.73

(1.33;5.57)

Specialization

1.28

(0.66;2.42)

1.32

(0.68;2.57)

1.90

(0.94;3.82)

Direct-access patients

1.04

(0.52;2.07)

1.24

(0.60;2.54)

1.15

(0.54;2.46)

Passed quality audit

1.09

(0.60;1.98)

1.89

(1.03;3.48)

2.90

(1.50;5.58)

  1. aAdjusted for all other variables shown. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio