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Table 2 Descriptive analysis and GEE based regression model predicting awareness of NHQRS

From: Public release of hospital quality data for referral practices in Germany: results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Parameter

Description (Overall 68.3%)

Regression analysis

Regression coefficient

Standard error

Odds ratio

95%-Wald CI lower bound

95%-Wald CI upper bound

p-value

Age

 

−0.020

0.105

0.98

0.80

1.21

0.851

Gender

 Male

71.3%

      

 Female

62.4%

−0.312

0.341

0.73

0.38

1.43

0.359

Medical discipline

 General practitioner

63.6%

      

 Specialist

72.3%

0.613

0.788

1.85

0.39

8.65

0.437

Practice type

 Single physician

58.7%*

      

 Practice otherwise

74.8%

0.474

0.332

1.61

0.84

3.08

0.153

Performing publicly reported procedure

 No

69.2%

      

 Yes

69.7%

−0.316

0.468

0.73

0.29

1.82

0.500

Dissemination channel

 Mass Media

54.5%**

      

 Mass and Special Media

83.2%

1.425

0.334

4.16

2.16

8.00

<0.001

Communication measure (survey)

 Email

69.8%

      

 Mail

67.6%

−0.341

0.368

0.71

0.35

1.46

0.354

Time of survey

 Before the last published report

63.6%

      

 After the last published report

72.3%

−0.208

0.803

0.81

0.17

3.92

0.795

Constant

0.244

0.547

1.28

0.44

3.73

0.655

  1. The first expression of the variable is regarded as the reference group
  2. Age considered as a continuous variable in the model
  3. QIC = 259.68, QICC = 260.07
  4. *p < 0.05 (using chi-square test)
  5. **p < 0.001 (using chi-square test)