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Table 3d Associations between sociodemographic and health-related data and setting allocations: results from multilevel, multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for random effects at the level of regions and months of observation within regions (n = 1201) (continued)

From: Association between patient characteristics and recommendations by medical on-call service 116117 in Germany: a cross sectional observational study

 

Telephone counselling

OR (95% CI)

p

Age (per 20 years difference)

0.71 (0.59/0.85)

< 0.001

Sex:

  

- men or non-binary

reference

 

- women

0.81 (0.59/1.11)

0.184

Living arrangement:

  

- living with others

reference

 

- living alone

1.19 (0.85/1.66)

0.314

Education (pursuant to CASMIN):

  

- uncompleted, general elementary or basic vocational

reference

 

- secondary school certificate or “A” level equivalent

- higher or lower tertiary

1.21 (0.81/1.79)

1.11 (0.70/1.78)

0.354

0.655

Country of birth:

  

- patient and both parents in Germany

reference

 

- patient in Germany and at least one parent abroad

- patient abroad

1.23 (0.70/2.16)

1.42 (0.84/2.39)

0.470

0.191

Subjective treatment urgency

(numerical rating scale; per 3 points difference)

0.65 (0.51/0.82)

< 0.001

Self-rated health

(EQ-5D visual analogue scale; per 30 points difference)

1.03 (0.83/1.28)

0.797

Depressiveness

(pursuant to PHQ-2; per 3 points difference)

0.98 (0.74/1.30)

0.900

Health problem: organ system (pursuant to ICPC-2):

  

- general and unspecified disorders

- musculoskeletal system

- digestive system

- cardiovascular system

- respiratory system

- neurological system

- urological system

1.25 (0.83/1.88)

0.79 (0.49/1.27)

1.26 (0.79/2.01)

1.76 (1.01/3.05)

1.04 (0.63/1.70)

1.17 (0.72/1.93)

1.32 (0.62/2.78)

0.286

0.324

0.335

0.046

0.883

0.526

0.473

Health problem: diagnosis type (pursuant to ICPC-2):

  

- symptoms and complaints

- infections

- injuries

- other diagnoses

0.41 (0.25/0.68)

0.22 (0.09/0.57)

0.40 (0.20/0.81)

0.66 (0.38/1.15)

0.001

0.002

0.010

0.145

Past health service use: number of contacts

  

- with general practices

- with specialist practices

- with emergency care

- with hospitals

0.94 (0.67/1.32)

1.28 (0.93/1.76)

1.51 (0.98/2.32)

0.63 (0.39/1.03)

0.718

0.133

0.063

0.064

Health literacy (pursuant to HLS-Q16-EU):

  

- inadequate (0–8 points)

reference

 

- problematic (9–12 points)

1.25 (0.89/1.76)

0.202

- sufficient (13–16 points)

1.44 (0.93/2.22)

0.101

  1. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; HLS- EU- Q16, European Health Literacy Questionnaire with 16 Items; ICPC-2, International Classification of PrimaryCare, Second Revision; PHQ-2, Patient Health Questionnaire 2