The social paediatrics initiative: a RICHER model of primary health care for at risk children and their families

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Table 3 Univariate and logistic regression models for primary care experiences and patient empowerment (N=86)

			Univariate		Demographics & experience logistic regression (R²= 0.47)
Variable	N	%	Odds ratio	Overall p value/CI	Odds ratio	Overall p value/CI
Education				<0.05		NS
Did not complete high school or secondary school	22	30.6	0.14	(0.04, 0.55)	0.29	(0.04, 2.26)
Completed high school or secondary school	18	25.0	0.37	(0.09, 1.62)	1.04	(0.08, 13.49)
At least some college, university or post-secondary	32	44.4	(ref)		(ref)
Self-reported Ethnicity				<0.01		NS
White/Caucasian/European	15	20.8	(ref)		(ref)
Chinese	24	33.3	0.13	(0.02, 0.71)	0.98	(0.06, 15.75)
Aboriginal (First Nations/Metis)	21	29.2	1.46	(0.18, 11.74)	6.09	(0.21, 174.05)
Other	12	16.7	0.46	(0.06, 3.35)	0.92	(0.05, 18.59)
Strength of Affiliation				NS	not included in model
Scale range 0 to 4, treated as continuous			0.64	(0.35, 1.20)
IPC Communication: Clarity of Communication				<0.005		NS
Scale range 3 to 5, treated as continuous			3.94	(1.64, 9.45)	1.65	(0.46, 5.94)
IPC Style: compassionate, respectful				<0.0001		<0.01
Scale range 2.67 to 5, treated as continuous			34.52	(7.54, 157.93)	20.08	(3.04, 132.59)
NP Knowledge of child				<0.001		NS
Scale range 1.67 to 5, treated as continuous			3.46	(1.72, 6.99)	2.43	(0.79, 7.44)

Note. Bold indicates statistically significant results. Empowerment was the dependent variable where “never/rarely/sometimes=0, usually/always=1”. NS=not significant. IPC communication scales: Elicited Concerns and Shared Decision-making were not included in these models due to high amounts of missing.

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