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Table 4 Predictors for patient knowledge on risks of having a road accident: multiple linear regression analysis

From: Predictors for patient knowledge and reported behaviour regarding driving under the influence of medicines: a multi-country survey

 

Risk of having road accidents

(N = 617)

Independent variables

Standardised coefficients (p-value)

Constant

3.469

   Country (Germany used as reference)

-

Belgium

0.02 (0.798)

The Netherlands

0.00 (0.982)

Spain

-0.04 (0.529)

   Gender (0 = male; 1 = female)

-0.03 (0.487)

   Age categories (category 55-64 used as reference)

-

18-25

0.07 (0.134)

26-34

0.10 (0.048)*

35-44

0.16 (0.005)*

45-54

0.09 (0.092)

65-75

-0.13 (0.010)*

   Educational level (Intermediate vocational training used as reference)

-

Not completed primary school

-0.14 (0.002)*

Completed primary school

-0.03 (0.621)

Lower vocational training

-0.05 (0.297)

University

0.18 (< 0.001)*

   Use of motorised vehicles (0 = sporadic users; 1 = frequent users)

-0.04 (0.330)

   Experienced side effects (0 = no side effects; 1 = side effects)

0.05 (0.283)

Information received from healthcare providers

(0 = no information was provided; 1 = information was provided)

0.00 (0.970)

Information looked for patients

(0 = no information was looked for; 1 = information was looked for by patients)

0.00 (0.927)

Information from the PIL

(0 = patients don't read the PIL; 1 = patients read the PIL)

0.01 (0.893)

Adjusted R 2

0.106

F

4.477

p-value (model)

< 0.001*