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Table 3 Association of communication attributes and specialty with low paternalism/autonomy in health professionals: age modifying effect in Mexico, 2018

From: Communication patterns in the doctor–patient relationship: evaluating determinants associated with low paternalism in Mexico

Variables

19–29 years

30–42 years

43–76 years

p value

ORa

95% CI

ORa

95% CI

ORa

95% CI

 

Communication pattern

          

 Withholding

1.0

  

1.0

  

1.0

   

 Partial communication

2.73

1.40

5.32

10.23

4.46

23.51

5.57

2.49

12.49

 

 Open communication

11.10

5.31

23.10

26.26

10.43

66.10

11.48

4.68

28.15

 

Interaction term

         

 < 0.001

Specialty

          

 No

1.0

  

1.0

  

1.0

   

 Yes

0.94

0.54

1.63

2.87

1.24

6.64

2.03

0.98

4.21

 

Interaction term

         

0.03

  1. aOdds ratio adjusted by gender, family member with IDD or ASD, value assigned to truth, bioethics courses, religion, participant institution (medical facility/university), and knowledge about IDD, ASD, and ADHD
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