Table 4 Regression of remuneration, list size and other practice, GP, and patient characteristics on consultation length, waiting time to get an appointment, and home visit (yes/no) (multilevel regression analysis and logistic regression analysis)
From: Do list size and remuneration affect GPs' decisions about how they provide consultations?
| Â | Consultation length (minutes) | Waiting time to get an appointment (0 through 3) | Home visit yes (1)/no (0) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | B | B | Exp-B |
Intercept | 11.794 | 0.904 | 0.002 |
Practice characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Proportion of publicly insured (capitation share) | 0.034 | 0.000 | 1.007 |
Proportion self-rated health low | -0.192** | 0.022 | 0.994 |
Urbanization (ref = urban) | Â | Â | Â |
Suburban | -0.970 | 0.011 | 1.168 |
Rural | -1.957** | -0.019 | 1.405 |
Practice type (ref = solo) | Â | Â | Â |
Dual | -0.248 | 0.066 | 1.097 |
Group | -0.071 | 0.289 | 0.777 |
GP characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Age | 0.020 | -0.005 | 1.002 |
Sex (female) | 0.157 | 0.002 | 0.963 |
Weighted list size | -1.014* | 0.065 | 0,967 |
Weighted list size * proportion of publicly insured | 0.002 | -0.004 | 1.008 |
Patient characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Insurance status (1 = public) | -0.465 | Â | 0.999 |
Age | 0.032** | Â | 1.061** |
Self-rated health low | 1.065** | Â | 1.570** |
Sex (female) | 0.327 | Â | 1.300** |
Weighted list size * public insurance | 0.400 | Â | 0.900 |
Variance components | Â | Â | Â |
Practice level | 0.943 | 0.176 | 0.086 |
Reduction compared to null model | 38% | 14% | 60% |
GP level | 1.048 | 0.209 | 0.102 |
Reduction compared to null model | 0% | 0% | 32% |
Patient level | 18.225 | Â | 2.130 |
Reduction compared to null model | 5% | Â | 46% |
N | 1,967 | 184 | 67,709 |