Skip to main content

Table 5 Female CFS/ME patients’ experiences of management continuity from the question: “Do you experience that you and your GP are a well-functioning team?” (multivariable logistic regression)

From: Experiences of general practitioner continuity among women with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a cross-sectional study

 

The GP and the patient are a well-functioning team (n = 270)

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age

 16–39

1.30

0.63–2.71

0.471

 40–59a

1.00

 60+

0.90

0.36–2.24

0.816

Education

 Primary

0.56

0.19–1.69

0.306

 High school

1.69

0.77–3.70

0.192

 University 1–4 yearsa

1.00

 University 5 years +

0.53

0.25–1.13

0.101

Self-rated degree of CFS/ME

 Mild

0.66

0.32–1.35

0.250

 Moderatea

1.00

 Severe/very severe

0.38

0.14–0.99

0.047

GP duration

 0–2 yearsa

1.00

 3 years+

2.32

1.09–4.95

0.030

GP frequencyb

 0 visits

0.75

0.27–2.10

0.590

 1–4 visitsa

1.00

 5–9 visits

1.13

0.56–2.29

0.730

 10+ visits

2.12

0.75–5.99

0.155

  1. GP general practitioner, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aReference groups
  3. bNumber of GP visits the previous year for CFS/ME-related issues
  4. Statistical significant findings (95% CI/p < 0.05) marked in bold