Self reported involvement in emergency medicine among GPs in Norway

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of the respondents.

	Respondents n = 1002	All Norwegian GPs n = 4701
Mean age, years	45	48
Females	439/988^a (44%)	41%
Mean number of patients on GP list	1044	1128
Specialist	568/992^b (57%)	53%
Rural	247/965^c (26%^d)	19%^e

^a 14 missing answers.

^b 10 missing answers.

^c 37 missing answers.

^d Rural was defined as over one-hour drive to closest hospital.

^e Rural defined according to classification of centrality, Statistics Norway.

Table 2. Multivariable logistic regression analyses: associations between GPs’ perceptions of playing a large role in emergency medicine and casualty clinic characteristics.

Independent variables	GPs perceiving that they play a large role in emergency medicine	OR crude (95% CI)	OR adjusted (95% CI)
Casualty clinic location
Municipal	187/334 (56%)	2.68^a (1.77–4.05)	1.23 (0.70–2.15)
Inter municipal	221/474 (47%)	1.84^a (1.24–2.73)	1.24 (0.74–2.06)
Large city	46/143 (32%)	Ref
Are there several GPs at work
Yes	94/270 (35%)	Ref
On and off	97/242 (40%)	1.25 (0.86–1.73)	0.93 (0.57-1.51
No	169/431 (61%)	2.90^a (2.12–3.98)	1.43 (0.84-2.44)
Extra GP on stand by
Yes	154/424 (36%)	Ref
No	294/514 (57%)	2.34^a(1.80–3.05)	1.38 (0.93–2.04)
Co-located ambulance
Yes	163/245 (67%)	Ref
No	290/716 (41%)	0.82 (0.63–1.07)	0.80 (0.59–1.08)
Dedicated response vehicle
Yes, with driver	60/169 (36%)	0.60^a (0.42–0.85)	1.02 (0.63–1.66)
Yes, without driver	97/163 (60%)	1.60^a (1.12–2.26)	1.06 (0.71–1.60)
No	294/613 (48%)	Ref
Distance to hospital
More than 60 minutes	163/245 (67%)	2.92^a (2.15–3.96)	1.77^a (1.23–2.55)
Less than 60 minutes	290/716 (41%)	Ref
Nursing staff present
Yes	303/736 (41%)	Ref	^a
No	147/213 (69%)	3.18^a (2.30–4.40)	1.55^a (1.03–2.35)
Team training
Never/not relevant	159/440 (36.1%)	Ref
Less than annually	134/259 (52%)	1.90^a (1.39–2.59)	1.39 (0.98–1.98)
Annually	104/202 (52%)	1.88^a (1.34–2.63)	1.59a (1.07–2.35)
Several times a year	60/74 (81%)	7.57^a (4.10–13.99)	4.17a (2.11–8.07)

Adjusted for gender, age, and specialist status.

^a p < 0.05.

Figure 1. GPs’ role in emergency medicine.

Figure 2. Frequency of being on call.

Figure 3: Participation on call outs.

Table 3. Multivariable logistic regression analyses: associations between being on call regularly and casualty clinic characteristics.

Independent variables	Being on call regularly	OR crude (95% CI)	OR adjusted (95% CI)
Casualty clinic location
Municipal	226/327 (69%)	2.47^a (1.65–3.70)	0.81 (0.45–1.46)
Inter municipal	320/464 (69%)	2.45^a (1.67–3.59)	1.42 (0.84–2.41)
Large city	68/143 (48%)	Ref
Are there several GPs at work
Yes	128/263 (49%)	Ref
On and off	159/237 (67%)	2.15^a (1.50–3.09)	2.04^a (1.21–3.43)
No	323/426 (76%)	3.31^a (2.38–4.60)	1.86^a (1.04–3.34)
Extra GP on stand by
Yes	213/414 (56%)	Ref
No	377/507 (74%)	2.30^a (1.74–3.03)	1.45 (0.95–2.25)
Co-located ambulance
Yes	229/351 (65%)	Ref
No	378/565 (67%)	1.08 (0.81–1.43)	1.01 (0.71–1.41)
Dedicated response vehicle
Yes, with driver	84/164 (51%)	0.50^a (0.35–0.71)	1.02 (0.62–1.70)
Yes, without driver	121/160 (76%)	1.48 (0.99–2.01)	0.99 (0.61–1.59)
No	409/604 (68%)	Ref
Distance to hospital
More than 60 minutes	179/242 (74%)	1.83^a (1.33–2.54)	1.18 (0.77–1.81)
Less than 60 minutes	426/701 (61%)	Ref
Nursing staff present
Yes	432/724 (60%)	Ref	Ref
No	177/210 (85%)	3.63^a (2.43–5.41)	3.06^a (1.77–5.29)
Team training
Never/not relevant	248/435 (57%)	Ref
Less than annually	177/256 (70%)	1.69^a (1.22–2.34)	1.26(0.85-1.88)
Annually	130/193 (67%)	1.56^a (1.09–2.22)	1.72^a (1.10–2.69)
Several times a year	59/75 (79%)	2.78^a (1.55–4.99)	2.71^a (1.22–6.05)

Adjusted for gender, age, and specialist status.

^a p < 0.05.

Table 4. Multivariable logistic regression analysis: associations between usually taking part in ambulance call outs and casualty clinic characteristics.

Independent variables	GPs usually taking part in ambulance call outs	OR crude (95% CI)	OR adjusted (95%CI)
Casualty clinic location
Municipal	141/330 (43%)	3.83^a (2.33–6.92)	2.69^a (1.36–5.32)
Inter municipal	106/473 (22%)	1.48 (0.90–2.43)	1.52 (0.80–2.91)
Large city	23/141 (16%)	Ref
Are there several GPs at work
Yes	54/269 (20%)	Ref
On and off	367240 (15%)	0.70 (0.44–1.12)	0.64 (0.34–1.20)
No	178/428 (42%)	2.84 (1.20–4.04)	1.24 (0.66–2.35)
Extra GP on stand by
Yes	74/422 (18%)	Ref
No	194/511 (38%)	2.88^a (2.12–3.92)	1.80^a (1.11–2.91)
Co-located ambulance
Yes	112/357 (31%)	Ref
No	157/570 (28%)	0.83 (0.62–1.11)	0.77 (0.55–1.10)
Dedicated response vehicle
Yes, with driver	44/168 (26%)	0.96 (0.65–1.42)	1.85 (1.05–3.26)
Yes, without driver	63/163 (38%)	1.71^a (1.19–2.46)	1.13 (0.73–1.75)
No	164/609 (27%)	Ref
Distance to hospital
More than 60 minutes	98/245 (40%)	2.14^a (1.57–2.91)	1.17 (0.89–1.73)
Less than 60 minutes	168/707 (24%)	Ref
Nursing staff present
Yes	168/729 (23%)	Ref
No	103/214 (48%)	3.10^a (2.25–4.26)	1.62^a (1.06–2.47)
Team training
Never/not relevant	73/434 (17%)	Ref
Less than annually	78/257 (30%)	2.16^a (1.50–3.11)	1.61^a (1.07–2.44)
Annually	82/200 (41%)	3.44^a (2.35–5.01)	2.77^a (1.77–4.31)
Several times a year	39/76 (51%)	5.21^a (3.11–8.73)	3.84^a (2.11–6.98)

Adjusted for gender, age, and specialist status.

^a p < 0.05.