FACTORS | ROLE IN RESPONDING TO PATIENT QUESTIONS | ABILITY TO RESPOND TO PATIENT QUESTIONS | ||
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OR (95% CI) | P VALUE | OR (95% CI) | P VALUE | |
Female sex | 1.43 (0.45–4.57) | .551 | 0.53 (0.25–1.13) | .099 |
Years of experience | 1.01 (0.97–1.06) | .580 | 1.02 (0.99–1.06) | .168 |
Urban practice | 4.49 (1.38–14.67) | .013 | 1.28 (0.66–2.47) | .470 |
Personal position on CAM | 1.88 (0.64–5.49) | .250 | 1.87 (0.85–4.12) | .117 |
Personal use of CAM | 0.82 (0.26–2.59) | .729 | 1.09 (0.87–4.15) | .106 |
Frequency of questions on CAM (≥ 1/wk) | 0.29 (0.08–1.05) | .287 | 0.39 (0.14–1.09) | .072 |
Recommends CAM to patients | 0.84 (0.21–3.33) | .839 | 0.98 (0.37–2.55) | .963 |
CAM—complementary and alternative medicine, OR—odds ratio.