Effect of Patient and Clinician Characteristics on Treatment Intensification
| Model 1: Patient Characteristics | Model 2: Patient and Clinician Characteristics | Model 3: Patient, Clinician, and State Characteristics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |||
| 8.5% HbA1c | 31.7* (2.1) | 31.7* (2.1) | 31.6* (2.1) |
| 80 years old | −20.8* (2.0) | −20.9* (2.0) | −20.9* (1.9) |
| Heart disease | 3.0 (1.9) | 3.0 (1.9) | 3.0 (1.9) |
| Cognitive impairment | −10.6* (1.9) | −10.6* (1.9) | −10.6* (1.9) |
| Clinician characteristics | |||
| Clinician type (reference = family medicine) | |||
| Internal medicine | 11.1* (3.6) | 8.1† (3.7) | |
| Nurse practitioner | 13.8* (3.5) | 7.5† (3.8) | |
| Longer than average visit (>20 minutes) | −0.8 (3.3) | 1.1 (3.3) | |
| Majority (>75%) of practice comprises Medicare patients | −1.0 (3.8) | −3.4 (3.8) | |
| Recently completed education (within 5 years) | 6.0 (3.3) | 6.3† (3.2) | |
| Practice in Florida | 13.7* (3.2) | ||
| Model intraclass correlation | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.59 |