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Table 4 Adjusted Main Effects of Doctor-Patient Relationship variables on Vaccination and Medication Receipt in Older Ontarians with Dementia

From: Primary care physician volume and quality of care for older adults with dementia: a retrospective cohort study

Effects Influenza Vaccination Cholinesterase Inhibitor Prescription Benzodiazepine Prescription Antipsychotic Prescription
Adjusted RRa (95% CI) p-value Adjusted RR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted RR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted RR (95% CI) p-value
High visit frequency (> 7 visits/year) 1.32 (1.30 to 1.34)  < .0001 1.09 (1.07 to 1.12)  < .0001 1.74 (1.67 to 1.82)  < .0001 1.25 (1.19 to 1.30)  < .0001
High continuity of care 1.19 (1.16 to 1.21)  < .0001 1.47 (1.43 to 1.52)  < .0001 1.42 (1.35 to 1.49)  < .0001 1.31 (1.24 to 1.37)  < .0001
Long (≥ 5 years) doctor-patient relationship 1.14 (1.11 to 1.17)  < .0001 1.13 (1.10 to 1.16)  < .0001 1.04 (0.996 to 1.10) 0.08 0.89 (0.85 to 0.94)  < .0001
  1. Notes: aAll models were adjusted for the following confounders: patient age, sex, years since dementia diagnosis, CIHI Population Grouper category, urban/rural location of residence, neighborhood deprivation quintile, past 10-year immigration, and PCP daily patient volume, age, sex, years since graduation, Canadian medical graduate, urban/rural location of practice. Models of influenza vaccination were also adjusted for past-year hospitalization for COPD
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