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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis results of the appraisal of the responding pharmacists about whether their respective hospitals valued the pharmaceutical care in clinical practice

From: Pharmaceutical care in Chinese public tertiary hospitals: findings from the 4th National Healthcare Improvement Initiative Survey

Variables

Coefficients

Standard error

Wald

P

Odds ratio

95% CI

Lower

Upper

1. The respective hospital conducted active monitoring of the clinical use of new medicines

Region (ref. western)

       

 Eastern

− 0.27

0.05

25.62

< 0.01

0.76

0.69

0.85

Affiliation of hospital (ref. local hospital)

      

NHC-affiliated hospital

0.36

0.05

47.89

< 0.01

1.44

1.30

1.59

 NATCM-affiliated hospital

− 0.33

0.10

11.47

< 0.01

0.72

0.59

0.87

Length of work experience (ref. >30 years)

      

 < 10 years

− 0.29

0.11

7.73

0.01

0.75

0.61

0.92

 10–20 years

− 0.27

0.10

6.98

0.01

0.77

0.63

0.93

 20–30 years

− 0.30

0.10

10.00

< 0.01

0.74

0.61

0.89

Academic rank (ref. junior)

       

 Senior

− 0.32

0.09

13.33

< 0.01

0.73

0.61

0.86

 Middle

− 0.31

0.05

35.06

< 0.01

0.73

0.66

0.81

Highest degree (ref. below bachelor’s degree)

     

Doctor’s degree

0.39

0.14

7.42

0.01

1.47

1.12

1.95

2. The respective hospital valued pharmaceutical care in clinical practice

Region (ref. western)

       

 Eastern

− 0.32

0.06

32.24

< 0.01

0.73

0.65

0.81

Affiliation of hospital (ref. local hospital)

      

 NHC-affiliated hospital

0.36

0.05

44.24

< 0.01

1.43

1.29

1.59

Male (ref. female)

− 0.12

0.05

7.22

0.01

0.89

0.81

0.97

Length of work experience (ref. > 30 years)

      

 < 10 years

− 0.48

0.11

18.85

< 0.01

0.62

0.50

0.77

 10–20 years

− 0.49

0.11

21.41

< 0.01

0.61

0.50

0.75

 20–30 years

− 0.39

0.10

14.66

< 0.01

0.68

0.56

0.83

Academic rank (ref. junior)

       

 Senior

− 0.33

0.09

13.40

< 0.01

0.72

0.60

0.86

 Middle

− 0.35

0.05

41.70

< 0.01

0.71

0.64

0.79

The proportion of the number of pharmacists to the total number of health professionals (ref. > 10%)

  

 < 5%

0.17

0.06

7.53

0.01

1.18

1.05

1.33

 5–8%

0.21

0.07

8.99

< 0.01

1.24

1.08

1.42

  1. Bold signifies protective factors
  2. NHC National Health Commission, NATCM National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine