Multidisciplinary work promotes preventive medicine and health education in primary care: a cross-sectional survey

Table 5 Logistic Regression Analysis Presenting Predictors of Preventative Medicine Implementation in the Clinics ^{a, b}

Variable	Category	OR	95% C.I.		Sig.
Variable	Category	OR	Lower	Upper	Sig.
Conducting health education group counseling in the clinic
Primary care model type	Independent Physician	1.000
	Collaboration	4.33	1.38	13.57	0.01
	Teamwork	6.09	2.63	14.13	p < 0.001
Occupation	Physician	1.000
Occupation	Nurse + Dietitians	2.08	1.09	3.95	0.02
Training	Group facilitation	0.77	0.36	1.63	0.50
Training	Smoking cessation	2.09	0.79	5.52	0.13
Health behaviors	Adhering to regular screening	1.18	0.59	2.35	0.63
Scheduling proactive appointments
Primary care model type	Independent Physician	1.000
	Collaboration	0.77	0.21	2.74	0.68
	Teamwork	2.09	1.04	4.19	0.03
Occupation	Physician	1.000
Occupation	Nurse + Dietitians	28.46	8.58	94.42	p < 0.001
Training	Group facilitation	1.52	0.58	3.94	0.38
Training	Smoking cessation	3.95	1.15	13.53	0.02
Health behaviors	Adhering to regular screening	0.95	0.47	1.93	0.90
Using patient empowerment techniques in routine appointments
Primary care model type	Independent Physician	1.000
	Collaboration	0.63	0.21	1.81	0.39
	Teamwork	0.53	0.26	1.07	0.08
Occupation	Physician	1.000
Occupation	Nurse + Dietitians	1.77	0.92	3.42	0.08
Training	Group facilitation	2.76	1.29	5.92	0.009
Training	Smoking cessation	0.79	0.30	2.10	0.64
Health behaviors	Adhering to regular screening	2.29	1.14	4.59	0.01

^aThe table presents only significant predictors
^bVariables included in the linear regression and were not significant: clinic size, gender, social worker occupation, motivational interview training, regular physical activity, smoking

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