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Table 3 Factors associated with case review completion rate

From: Tracking implementation strategies in the randomized rollout of a Veterans Affairs national opioid risk management initiative

Characteristic

IRR (CI)

p value

Respondent characteristics

 Female sex

1.21 (0.99–1.49)

0.07

 Age

  26–35 years

0.01

  36–45 years

0.63 (0.49–0.82)

 

  46–55 years

0.81 (0.63–1.06)

 

  56 years and older

0.79 (0.70–0.99)

 

 Age > 35 years vs ≤ 35 years

0.74 (0.600.92)

0.007

 Race/ethnicity

 

0.98

  Non-Hispanic White

 

  Non-Hispanic Asian

0.94 (0.64–1.39)

 

  Non-Hispanic Black

0.92 (0.60–1.41)

 

  Other race/ethnicity

1.02 (0.67–1.54)

 

 Highest degree

 

0.72

  Bachelor’s degree

0.77 (0.46–1.31)

 

  Master’s degree

1.01 (0.66–1.54)

 

  MD or DO

0.87 (0.70–1.10)

 

  Other doctoral degree

0.89 (0.64–1.23)

 

  PharmD

 

 Years in primary role > 5 years

0.81 (0.660.99)

0.04

 What is your primary role in the VA?

 

0.55

  Administrator

0.85 (0.62–1.18)

 

  Clinician

0.87 (0.70–1.08)

 

  Pharmacist

 

  Other

0.79 (0.33–1.92)

 

 How many hours per week do you see patients?*

 

0.16

  ≤ 10 h

 

  11–20 h

1.19 (0.88–1.60)

 

  21–30 h

0.81 (0.62–1.06)

 

  31–40 h

0.98 (0.76–1.28)

 

 Has opioid prescribing privileges

0.94 (0.77–1.16)

0.57

Facility structure

  

 Number of visits

 

0.94

  1st quartile

 

  2nd quartile

1.09 (0.79–1.50)

 

  3rd quartile

1.06 (0.78–1.43)

 

  4th quartile

1.10 (0.81–1.48)

 

 Facility complexity

 

0.90

  2 (vs. 1)

0.90 (0.58–1.41)

 

  3 (vs. 1)

1.00 (0.74–1.35)

 

  Rural

1.03 (0.73–1.46)

0.87

  Case reviews requested (1st quartile vs. others)

0.85 (0.62–1.16)

0.30

Staffing/culture

 PC panel patient size (per 100 patients)

0.94 (0.85–1.03)

0.19

 Academic detailing through the pain campaign

1.40 (1.121.75)

0.003

 Academic detailing around STORM dashboard

0.91 (0.75–1.11)

0.37

 Workplace performance (per .1)

1.00 (0.91–1.10)

0.95

  1. Statistically significant relationships are highlighted in bold
  2. aSix respondents reported that they did not see patients. and were classified as ≤ 10 h