Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression models to predict physicians who would choose hospitalization and IV antibiotic therapy as a treatment for pneumonia in advanced dementia patients
From: Physicians’ views and knowledge on the antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia
Model | Variable | OR | 95% CI | P value | R square | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||||
1 | Age (years) | 1.024 | 0.994 | 1.054 | 0.121 | 0.105 |
Gender (Male) | 1.384 | 0.769 | 2.493 | 0.278 | ||
Work place (Community) | 0.554 | 0.301 | 1.019 | 0.057 | ||
Treatment preference if the doctor himself/herself had pneumonia and advanced dementia is hospitalization and IV (Yes) | 4.132 | 1.526 | 11.188 | 0.005 | ||
2 | Professional seniority (years) | 1.011 | 0.985 | 1.039 | 0.403 | 0.095 |
Gender (Male) | 1.367 | 0.760 | 2.461 | 0.297 | ||
Work place (Community) | 0.523 | 0.285 | 0.957 | 0.036 | ||
Treatment preferences if the doctor himself/herself had pneumonia and advanced dementia is hospitalization and IV (yes) | 4.107 | 1.520 | 11.097 | 0.005 | ||