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Table 5 Characteristics, with odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI), associated with the outcome “How often do you recommend your patient to return-to-work rather than to stay at home” (always/often versus sometimes/rarely/never) in 774 Scandinavian chiropractors, analysed using a multilevel logistic regression analysis

From: Managing sickness absence of patients with musculoskeletal pain – a cross-sectional survey of Scandinavian chiropractors

Characteristic

OR

[95% CI]

 

Age category, years

 21–30 years

Reference level

Reference level

 

 31–40 years

0.57

[0.31; 1.05]

0.017

 41–50 years

1.08

[0.54; 2.14]

 51–60 years

0.67

[0.33; 1.35]

 60+

0.36

[0.16; 0.81]

Working as a teacher

3.48

[1.01; 11.97]

0.048

Who initiates a dialogue about sick leave?

 Always patient

Reference level

Reference level

 

 Most often patient

1.15

[0.35; 3.72]

0.081

 50–50

0.76

[0.24; 2.35]

Most often or always chiropractor

0.52

[0.16; 1.72]

Use peer discussions to stay updated regarding sick leave legislation

1.49

[0.96; 2.30]

0.074

Use public media to stay updated regarding sick leave legislation

0.68

[0.45; 1.01]

0.058

Use social service to stay updated regarding sick leave legislation

1.86

[1.14; 3.05]

0.013

Typically in contact with general practitioner

1.59

[1.04; 2.44]

0.031

It is important to recommend fast return-to-work

 Strongly agree

Reference level

Reference level

 

 Agree

0.46

[0.30; 0.69]

< 0.001

 Neither/nor, disagree or strongly disagree

0.18

[0.10; 0.33]