Table 2 Determinants of physician’s intention to use a written action plan (WAP) in the case vignette best representing their usual practice

From: Enablers and determinants of the provision of written action plans to patients with asthma: a stratified survey of Canadian physicians

 

Intendersa(N = 126)

Non Intendersa(N = 294)

All cases

Paediatric Case Vignettes

Adult Case Vignettes

   

Odd Ratiosb (95% CI)

Odd Ratiosb (95% CI)

Odd Ratiosb (95% CI)

Physician sex—n (%)

 Female

103 (81.8)

186 (63.3)

  

2.75 (1.05, 7.23)

 Male

23 (18.3)

108 (36.7)

  

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Case scenarioc—n (%)

 Child

91 (72.2)

121 (41.2)

2.01 (1.10, 3.68)

 

2.40 (1.44, 5.02)

 Adult

35 (27.8)

173 (58.8)

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Awareness of recommendations to use WAP—n (%)

 Yes

81 (64.3)

97 (33.1)

2.94 (1.85, 4.76)

2.86 (1.56, 5.26)

3.23 (1.49, 7.14)

 No

45 (35.7)

196 (66.9)

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Treatment objectivec—n (%)

 Improving long-term control

115 (91.3)

223 (75.9)

2.49 (1.20, 5.16)

3.27 (1.20, 8.96)

 

 Improving short-term control only

11 (8.7)

71 (24.2)

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Specialty—n (%)

 Pediatrics

64 (50.8)

51 (17.4)

2.09 (1.15, 3.89)

2.08 (1.10, 3.92)

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 Emergency Medicine

4 (3.2)

52 (17.7)

0.31 (0.11, 0.93)

0.32 (0.06, 1.56)

0.46 (0.09, 2.31)

 Family medicine

58 (46.0)

191 (65.0)

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  1. Blank cells indicate that the variable was not statistically significant.
  2. WAP written action plan
  3. aPhysicians who reported using a written action plan to the patient in their selected vignette were considered ‘Intenders’ in contrast to their counterparts, considered ‘Non Intenders’
  4. bOdds ratio adjusted for speciality
  5. cRegarding the patient in their selected case-vignette
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