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Table 4 Results of the mixed logistic regression predicting for which cases more than one option was recommended (N = 185 cases in 28 sessions)

From: Process quality of decision-making in multidisciplinary cancer team meetings: a structured observational study

Predictor

Full model

Stepwise model

 

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Dermatological vs. gyn. MDTM

0.95

0.01 to 93.97

.981

   

Gastrointestinal vs. gyn. MDTM

288.58

0.28 to >999.00

.109

7.36

1.38 to 39.35

.020**

Head and neck cancer vs. gyn. MDTM

1.94

0.17 to 22.07

.593

   

Liver and biliary tract vs. gyn. MDTM

1.99

0.20 to 19.57

.552

   

Lymphoma and myeloma vs. gyn. MDTM

4.85

0.17 to 135.52

.351

   

Neuro-oncological vs. gyn. MDTM

2.81

0.12 to 68.75

.524

5.39

1.24 to 23.45

.025**

Non-entity-specific oncological vs. gyn. MDTM

5.45

0.08 to 386.63

.433

   

Non-entity-specific surgical vs. gyn. MDTM

14.44

0.29 to 730.38

.181

   

Thorax vs. gyn. MDTM

1.28

0.00 to >999.00

.944

   

Uro-oncological vs. gyn. MDTM

21.27

0.31 to >999.00

.154

   

Number of attending professionals (1 person increase)

0.90

0.71 to 1.13

.352

   

Duration of session (10 min increase)

0.82

0.36 to 1.84

.630

   

Number of cases discussed in this session (1 case increase)

1.20

0.82 to 1.76

.347

   

Quality of case historya

0.64

0.02 to 26.76

.813

   

Quality of radiological informationa

0.74

0.39 to 1.41

.359

   

Quality of information on comorbiditiesa

1.12

0.79 to 1.59

.532

   

Presentation of whether case was palliative (dichotomous variable)

0.52

0.11 to 2.42

.399

   

Quality of psychosocial informationa

0.95

0.57 to 1.60

.836

   

Quality of information on the patient’s views and preferencesa

1.10

0.72 to 1.69

.661

   

Number of active participants in the discussion of each individual case (1 person increase)

0.89

0.60 to 1.33

.571

   

Quality of chair behaviora

1.24

0.68 to 2.26

.704

   

Quality of team behaviora

1.32

0.58 to 3.01

.508

   

Medical and treatment uncertainty during case discussiona

2.12

1.39 to 3.23

.001**

2.16

1.48 to 3.14

<.001**

Duration of case discussion (1 min increase)

1.13

0.94 to 1.43

.203

   
  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, gyn gynecological
  2. Bold typesetting of OR indicates statistical significance
  3. *Indicates p < .10
  4. **Indicates p < .05
  5. aIndicates 1 step increase