Table 2.
Descriptive Characteristics of the PCPs (N = 57).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 44 (77.2) |
| Female | 13 (22.8) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) |
| Area of board certification and active practice, n (%) | |
| Internal medicine | 33 (57.9) |
| Family medicine | 24 (42.1) |
| Time practicing medicine (years) | |
| 1-5 | 5 (8.8) |
| 6-10 | 13 (22.8) |
| 11-15 | 9 (15.8) |
| 16-20 | 10 (17.5) |
| >20 | 20 (35.1) |
| Type of practice | |
| Employed in group private practice (multi-specialty) | 10 (17.5) |
| Hospital - owned practice | 9 (15.8) |
| Independent PCP - solo private practice | 9 (15.8) |
| Owner in group private practice (primary care only) | 9 (15.8) |
| Owner in group private practice (multi-specialty) | 7 (12.3) |
| Academic center | 6 (10.5) |
| Employed in group private practice (primary care only) | 6 (10.5) |
| Federally qualified health center | 1 (1.8) |
| Locum tenens | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) |
| Type of area | |
| Urban area (population > 50 000) | 37 (64.9) |
| Urban cluster (2500 < population < 50 000) | 14 (24.6) |
| Rural (population < 2500) | 6 (10.5) |
| Percentage of patients receiving skin checks (%) | |
| 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| 1-20 | 8 (14.0) |
| 21-40 | 12 (21.1) |
| 41-60 | 11 (19.3) |
| 61-80 | 15 (26.3) |
| >81 | 11 (19.3) |
| Frequency of biopsies performed | |
| Never | 5 (8.8) |
| A few times per year | 16 (28.1) |
| 1-3 times per month | 6 (10.5) |
| 1-3 times per week | 19 (33.3) |
| >3 times per week | 11 (19.3) |
| Frequency of referral to dermatologist | |
| Always | 0 (0.0) |
| Most of the time | 22 (38.6) |
| Sometimes | 28 (49.1) |
| Rarely | 7 (12.3) |
| Never | 0 (0.0) |
| Self-rated skin lesion assessment competence | |
| Expert | 6 (10.5) |
| Advanced | 22 (38.6) |
| Intermediate | 28 (49.1) |
| Beginner | 1 (1.8) |
| No competence | 0 (0.0) |