Table 4 Strength of association between different types of specialty doctors and providing rural outreach services in Australia
Specialist type | Providing outreach | Univariate odds ratio (95% confidence interval)b | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n)a | % yesb | |||
Lab-based specialties | 51 | 18 | Reference | |
Anaesthesia (non-ICU) | 68 | 11 | 0.56 (0.37 to 0.84) | 0.006 |
Cardiology | 20 | 26 | 1.63 (0.87 to 3.03) | 0.13 |
Cardiothoracic surgery/neurosurgery | 5 | 12 | 0.60 (0.22 to 1.63) | 0.32 |
Dermatology | 14 | 24 | 1.43 (0.70 to 2.92) | 0.33 |
Diagnostic radiology | 56 | 25 | 1.55 (0.99 to 2.42) | 0.06 |
Emergency medicine | 24 | 13 | 0.67 (0.38 to 1.15) | 0.15 |
Endocrinology | 11 | 14 | 0.74 (0.36 to 1.54) | 0.42 |
Gastroenterology | 14 | 17 | 0.92 (0.47 to 1.80) | 0.81 |
General medicine | 32 | 28 | 1.82 (1.06 to 3.11) | 0.03 |
General surgery | 51 | 23 | 1.33 (0.84 to 2.10) | 0.22 |
Geriatrics | 24 | 28 | 1.82 (1.00 to 3.27) | 0.05 |
Infectious diseases | 7 | 20 | 1.13 (0.44 to 2.89) | 0.8 |
Intensive care | 9 | 13 | 0.69 (0.31 to 1.53) | 0.37 |
Intensive care – anaesthesia | 4 | 13 | 0.69 (0.23 to 2.09) | 0.51 |
Medical oncology | 16 | 30 | 1.97 (1.00 to 3.86) | 0.05 |
Neurology | 15 | 28 | 1.75 (0.87 to 3.53) | 0.12 |
Nuclear medicine | 5 | 15 | 0.82 (0.30 to 2.27) | 0.71 |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | 51 | 19 | 1.06 (0.68 to 1.67) | 0.79 |
Occupational medicine | 14 | 27 | 1.72 (0.84 to 3.51) | 0.14 |
Ophthalmology | 41 | 29 | 1.92 (1.17 to 3.14) | 0.01 |
Orthopaedic surgery | 36 | 23 | 1.33 (0.81 to 2.19) | 0.26 |
Other specialty | 46 | 23 | 1.40 (0.87 to 2.23) | 0.16 |
Otolaryngology | 17 | 33 | 2.21 (1.13 to 4.34) | 0.02 |
Paediatric medicine | 68 | 25 | 1.56 (1.00 to 2.39) | 0.05 |
Paediatric surgery | 5 | 24 | 1.44 (0.48 to 4.32) | 0.51 |
Plastic/reconstructive surgery | 5 | 13 | 0.66 (0.24 to 1.80) | 0.42 |
Psychiatry | 82 | 19 | 1.04 (0.70 to 1.57) | 0.84 |
Public health medicine/medical administration | 6 | 22 | 1.32 (0.47 to 3.69) | 0.6 |
Radiation oncology | 17 | 37 | 2.68 (1.34 to 5.33) | 0.005 |
Rehabilitation medicine | 13 | 23 | 1.41 (0.69 to 2.86) | 0.35 |
Renal medicine | 26 | 42 | 3.26 (1.74 to 6.12) | <0.0001 |
Rheumatology | 11 | 23 | 1.34 (0.63 to 2.85) | 0.45 |
Thoracic medicine | 12 | 16 | 0.88 (0.43 to 1.80) | 0.73 |
Urology | 15 | 44 | 3.63 (1.72 to 7.67) | 0.001 |
Vascular surgery | 11 | 31 | 2.01 (0.89 to 4.54) | 0.09 |