Physician Perceptions on Colonoscopy Quality: Results of a National Survey of Gastroenterologists
Table 2
Factors impacting the receipt of feedback regarding colonoscopy quality in multivariable analysesa.
Variable
No feedback ()
Yes feedback ()
Odds ratio (95% CI)b
value
Sex
Male
80 (87.0%)
52 (91.2%)
—
0.92
Female
12 (13.0%)
5 (8.8%)
0.94 (0.27–3.21)
Years in practice, mean (SD)
17.2 (12.2)
19.1 (11.4)
1.01 (0.98–1.05)c
0.43
Gastroenterology board certification
Yes
79 (80.6%)
53 (85.5%)
—
0.19
No
19 (19.4%)
9 (14.5%)
0.44 (0.12–1.53)
Practice setting
Academic
25 (25.5%)
11 (17.7%)
0.78 (0.31–1.98)
0.60
Private/mixed
73 (74.5%)
51 (82.3%)
—
Productivity bonus
Yes
47 (48.0%)
32 (53.3%)
1.36 (0.67–2.75)
0.39
No
51 (52.0%)
28 (46.7%)
—
Average number of colonoscopies/week
<10
13 (13.3%)
5 (8.1%)
0.57 (0.15–2.15)
0.73
10–20
45 (45.9%)
26 (41.9%)
—
21–30
28 (28.6%)
22 (35.5%)
1.45 (0.64–3.25)
31–40
8 (8.2%)
7 (11.3%)
1.39 (0.44–4.40)
>40
4 (4.1%)
2 (3.2%)
1.14 (0.17–7.55)
Odds ratio of receipt of feedback based on the results of multivariable logistic regression analysis.
bThe most frequently observed category was used as the reference.
cPer one year increase in years in practice.
