Satisfaction with patient-doctor relationships in inflammatory bowel diseases: Examining patient-initiated change of specialist

Table 3 Factors associated with change of treating specialist within 12 mo of survey completion - multivariable logistic regression analysis results

Variable	OR [95% CI]	P value
Crohn’s disease as IBD diagnosis	2.60 [1.25, 5.41]	0.01
Age1	0.98 [0.97, 0.99]	0.01
Previous bowel resection surgery2	5.56 [1.92, 16.67]	0.002
Recent inpatient admission3	1.97 [1.29, 3.01]	0.002
Moderate/severe disease activity4	2.16 [0.99, 4.71]	0.05

¹For every one year increase in age;

²at any time in the past;

³within observation period between 2007-April 31, 2008;

⁴as determined by physician global assessment at time of survey. OR: Odd ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; IBD: Inflammatory bowel diseases.