Table 2.
Practice characteristics, by profile
| Broad concerns | Subspecialist availability | Clinician communication | Few concerns | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents (n = 263) | 30 (11%) | 95 (36%) | 23 (9%) | 115 (44%) | |
| Specialty | < .001 | ||||
| General pediatricians (n = 116) | 12 (10%) | 38 (33%) | 10 (9%) | 56 (48%) | |
| Medical subspecialists (n = 85) | 9 (11%) | 26 (31%) | 12 (14%) | 38 (45%) | |
| Psychiatrists (n = 42) | 8 (19%) | 30 (71%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (10%) | |
| Surgeons (n = 20) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 17 (85%) | |
| Years of clinical practice | .644 | ||||
| 0–5 (n = 30) | 4 (13%) | 12 (40%) | 3 (10%) | 11 (37%) | |
| 6–10 (n = 35) | 4 (11%) | 9 (26%) | 4 (11%) | 18 (51%) | |
| 11–20 (n = 76) | 4 (5%) | 31 (41%) | 6 (8%) | 35 (46%) | |
| > 20 (n = 122) | 18 (15%) | 43 (35%) | 10 (8%) | 51 (42%) | |
| Academic Practice Setting – Yes (n = 105) | 13 (12%) | 36 (34%) | 15 (14%) | 41 (39%) | .062 |
| Percent clinical time | .066 | ||||
| < 60% (n = 32) | 4 (13%) | 13 (41%) | 12 (6%) | 13 (41%) | |
| 60–79% (n = 43) | 4 (9%) | 17 (40%) | 9 (21%) | 13 (30%) | |
| ≥ 80% (n = 188) | 22 (12%) | 65 (35%) | 12 (6%) | 89 (47%) | |
| Paid through RVUs – Yes (n = 89) | 8 (9%) | 31 (35%) | 7 (8%) | 43 (48%) | .722 |
| Typical wait time (in days) | < .001 | ||||
| < 8 (n = 114) | 15 (13%) | 30 (26%) | 6 (5%) | 63 (55%) | |
| 8–14 (n = 50) | 2 (4%) | 17 (34%) | 7 (14%) | 24 (48%) | |
| 15–28 (n = 45) | 6 (13%) | 16 (36%) | 6 (13%) | 17 (38%) | |
| 29–60 (n = 28) | 4 (14%) | 15 (54%) | 1 (4%) | 8 (29%) | |
| > 60 (n = 19) | 3 (16%) | 15 (79%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) |
RVUs relative value units. For percent clinical time, responses of < 20%, 20–39%, and 40–59% were combined to avoid unacceptably low cell size. For typical wait time, 7 nonrespondents are not included in counts. P values evaluate Chi-squared tests for variations in practice characteristics among profiles