Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 5, Number 5, October 2013, pages 350-355


Physician’s Perceptions of Interprofessional Collaboration in Clinical Training Hospitals in Northeastern Japan

Tables

Table 1. Characteristics of Study Participants
 
Physicians
N = 409
%
Gender
  male84.6
  female15.4
Age (years)
  26 - 299.8
  30 - 3936.4
  40 - 4932.5
  50 +21.3
Type of hospital
  University hospital52.8
  Foundation hospital47.2
Type of department
  Internal medicine16.1
  Surgical24.9
  others58.9
Frequency of interprofessional meetings
  once a week +42.8
  once a month26.9
  few times a year20.0
  never10.3

 

Table 2. Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated With Negative Perceptions of IPC Among Physicians
 
Negative perceptions of IPC
Providing patient-centered carePreventing medical accidentsImproving quality of medical care
Adjusted OR (95%CI)Adjusted OR (95%CI)Adjusted OR (95%CI)
Multiple logistic regression models were adjusted for all items in the table. IPC: Interprofessional collaboration; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.
Gender
  male1.001.001.00
  female1.55 (0.85 - 2.82)1.16 (0.63 - 2.15)1.05 (0.56 - 1.98)
Age (years)
  26 - 291.001.001.00
  30 - 393.23 (1.40 - 7.44)1.38 (0.64 - 2.98)2.37 (0.98 - 5.70)
  40 - 492.88 (1.23 - 6.73)1.34 (0.61 - 2.93)2.93 (1.20 - 7.12)
  50 +2.73 (1.11 - 6.68)0.82 (0.35 - 1.93)1.80 (0.69 - 4.59)
Type of department
  internal medicine1.001.001.00
  surgical medicine1.30 (0.66 - 2.52)1.73 (0.85 - 3.53)1.88 (0.93 - 3.79)
  others1.08 (0.60 - 1.92)1.50 (0.80 - 2.81)1.23 (0.66 - 2.28)
Type of hospital
  University hospital1.001.001.00
  Foundation hospital0.86 (0.56 - 1.32)0.81 (0.52 - 1.27)0.83 (0.53 - 1.30)
Frequency of interprofessional meetings
  once a week +1.001.001.00
  once a month1.53 (0.91 - 2.55)1.20 (0.70 - 2.06)1.08 (0.62 - 1.88)
  few times a year1.77 (1.02 - 3.06)1.89 (1.08 - 3.33)1.91 (1.09 - 3.35)
  never2.95 (1.43 - 6.08)3.23 (1.58 - 6.62)2.75 (1.34 - 5.66)