Expectations and behaviour of older adults with neurological disorders regarding general practitioner consultations: an observational study

Table 3 Binary logistic regression with backward selection for preparation

	ß	SE	Wald	df	p.	Exp(ß)	95% confidence interval
	ß	SE	Wald	df	p.	Exp(ß)	lower	upper
Family status			6.500	2	0.039
Family status (married)	0.267	1.434	0.035	1	0.852	1.306	0.079	21.715
Family status (widowed)	−1.301	1.462	0.792	1	0.373	0.272	0.015	4.778
GP competency	−0.770	0.412	3.498	1	0.061	0.463	0.207	1.038
Talking about private topics	−0.527	0.252	4.385	1	0.036	0.590	0.361	0.967
Showing emotions	0.386	0.176	4.819	1	0.028	1.471	1.042	2.075
GP asking private questions	0.511	0.248	4.236	1	0.040	1.667	1.025	2.712
Importance of GP’s perception	0.032	0.013	5.515	1	0.019	1.032	1.005	1.060
Diagnosis			9.502	3	0.023
Diagnosis (stroke)	−2.711	0.967	7.868	1	0.005	0.066	0.010	0.442
Diagnosis (PD)	−2.107	1.022	4.250	1	0.039	0.122	0.016	0.901
Diagnosis (PNP)	−1.176	1.013	1.349	1	0.246	0.308	0.042	2.245
Constant	3.092	2.687	1.324	1	0.250	22.020

Variables included in step 1: age, sex, family status, living situation, education level, employment status, frequency of GP consultations, duration of treatment, satisfaction with GP, GP competency, trust in GP, talking about private topics, showing emotions, GP asking about mental well-being, GP asking private questions, GP taking time to answer, importance of GP’s perception, total PHQ-9 score and diagnosis

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