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Vignette group Combination of cause, distance, and crowding 1 Trauma condition, short distance, no crowding 2 Trauma condition, short distance, crowding 3 Trauma condition, long distance, no crowding 4 Trauma condition, long distance, crowding 5 Medical condition, short distance, no crowding 6 Medical condition, short distance, crowding 7 Medical condition, long distance, no crowding 8 Medical condition, long distance, crowding Vignette group Mean age, years Female, n (%) Mean number ofpatients on GP list Specialist in generalpractice, n (%) Rural (>1 hour’s drive to nearest hospital), n (%) 1 (n = 113) 44 49/112 (44) 1024 66/113 (58) 24/108 (22) 2 (n = 136) 45 70/135 (52) 1034 71/136 (52) 39/131 (30) 3 (n = 125) 45 61/125 (49) 1070 78/125 (62) 28/119 (24) 4 (n = 109) 44 42/106 (40) 1011 62/107 (58) 23/103 (22) 5 (n = 127) 45 60/125 (48) 1038 79/125 (63) 28/122 (23) 6 (n = 118) 45 53/116 (46) 1038 67/116 (58) 35/114 (31) 7 (n = 132) 45 44/129 (34) 1073 72/130 (55) 31/127 (24) 8 (n = 142) 45 57/140 (41) 1053 73/140 (52) 39/141 (28) Respondersn = 1002 45 436/988 (44) 1043 568/992 (57) 247/965 (26) All GPs in Norway in 2016(n = 4644)a 48 42% 1128 55% 19% a Statistics Norway (SSB).
Vignette group(combination of condition, distance, and crowding) GPs participating on callout in the vignette, n (%) Missing, n Trauma, short distance, crowding 115/132 (87%) 4 Trauma, short distance, no crowding 98/113 (87%) 0 Medical condition, short distance, no crowding 105/123 (85%) 4 Trauma, long distance, no crowding 101/125 (81%) 0 Trauma, long distance, crowding 80/107 (75%) 2 Medical condition, long distance, no crowding 92/129 (71%) 3 Medical condition, long distance, crowding 84/139 (60%) 3 Medical condition, short distance, crowding 70/118 (59%) 0 Total 745/986 (76%) 16 Difference between scenarios: χ2 60.8, degrees of freedom (DF) 7, P<0.05.
Variables Proportion of GPs participating on the callout in the vignette, n (%) χ2 value/DF P value Trauma condition 394/477 (83%) 24.8/1 <0.001 Medical condition 351/509 (69%) Short distance 388/486 (80%) 9.5/1 0.002 Long distance 357/500 (71%) No crowding 396/490 (81%) 14.6/1 <0.001 Crowding 349/496 (70%) All 745/986 (76%) DF = degrees of freedom.
- Table 5. Multivariable logistic regression analyses: associations between GPs participating on callout in vignettes and OOH clinic characteristics
GPs participating on callout in vignette, n (%) OR crude (95 % CI) OR adjusted (95% CI) C o-located ambulance 694/925 (75%) YesNo 277/357 (78%)417/568 (73%) 0.80 (0.59 to 1.09)Ref 0.88 (0.63 to 1.23) Ref Dedicated response vehicle 703/937 (75%) Yes, with driverYes, without driverNo 138/167 (83%)123/163 (76%)442/607 (73%) 1.78 (1.15 to 2.75)a1.15 (0.77 to 1.71)Ref 2.06 (1.25 to 3.41)a 0.92 (0.60 to 1.42) Ref Distance to hospital 715/953 (75%) More than 60 minutesLess than 60 minutes 200/244 (82%)515/709 (73%) 1.71 (1.19 to 2.47)aRef 1.47 (0.97 to 2.23) Ref Team training 730/968 (75%) Never or not relevantLess than annuallyAnnuallySeveral times a year 300/436 (69%)196/257 (76%)167/200 (84%)67/75 (89%) Ref1.46 (1.03 to 2.07)a2.29 (1.50 to 3.51)a3.80 (1.77 to 8.12)a Ref 1.44 (0.98 to 2.11) 1.78 (1.12 to 2.82)a 3.78 (1.64 to 8.68)a Also adjusted for sex, age, specialist status, and OOH clinic location (large city: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, or Trondheim; single municipality or inter municipality).
a P<0.05.
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