Conflict with colleagues | Conflict with patients | |||||
Demographic and Professional Characteristics | Bivariate | Multivariate* | Bivariate | Multivariate* | ||
% | p(χ2) | OR (95% CI) | % | p(χ2) | OR (95% CI) | |
All Physicians | 59 | 61 | ||||
Age | ||||||
25–35 years | 62 | 0.89 | Referent | 67 | 0.19 | Referent |
36–45 years | 60 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 60 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.6) | ||
46–55 years | 59 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 63 | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.0) | ||
56–65 years | 58 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 55 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.8) | ||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 61 | 0.38 | Referent | 57 | 0.004 | Referent |
Female | 58 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) | 66 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.1)‡ | ||
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 62 | 0.10 | Referent | 63 | 0.02 | Referent |
Black, non-Hispanic | 53 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5) | 49 | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0) | ||
Asian | 53 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.8) | 57 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.8) | ||
Hispanic | 49 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5) | 49 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.4) | ||
Other | 56 | 1.0 (0.3 to 3.8) | 69 | 1.3 (0.5 to 3.3) | ||
Immigration history | ||||||
Born in the USA | 62 | <0.001 | Referent | 64 | <0.001 | Referent |
Immigrated to USA | 47 | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.8)‡ | 47 | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.8)‡ | ||
Religiously affiliated practice | ||||||
No | 57 | 0.04 | Referent | 61 | 0.69 | Referent |
Yes | 66 | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) | 60 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | ||
Self-perceived empathy | ||||||
High | 58 | 0.27 | Referent | 58 | 0.04 | Referent |
Low | 61 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) | 65 | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9)† § | ||
Practice size (# of colleagues) | ||||||
0–2 | 54 | 0.07 | Referent | N/A | ||
3–5 | 58 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | ||||
>5 | 63 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) | ||||
Total patient workload | ||||||
0–70 patients seen weekly | N/A | 55 | 0.006 | Referent | ||
71–100 | 67 | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.5)‡ | ||||
>100 | 60 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) |
Table presents survey-design adjusted population estimates for US obstetrician-gynecologists.
↵* Multivariate results present odds ratios (95% CI) adjusted for all the variables listed above, except that practice size was only included in analyses involving conflict with colleagues, while total patient workload was only included in analyses involving conflict with patients.
↵† p<0.05.
↵‡ p<0.01.
↵§ p=0.09.