Table 3.

Sample Characteristics: Physicians (N = 30)

	Number	Percentage/SD (Range)
Gender
Male	16	53%
Female	14	47%
Mean age, y	38	SD 8 (26 to 58)
Mean years in practice (incl. years as a resident)	8.6	SD 8.3 (0.4 to 30.0)
Level of “seniority”
Staff physician	15	50%
Resident	15	50%
Attitude (6 to 30)*	24.3	SD 3.1 (10 to 28)
Communicative responsiveness (4 to 20)†	14.1	SD 1.9 (10 to 17)
“Practice” characteristics
Specialty
General internal medicine	15	50%
Rheumatology	5	17%
Gastroenterology	10	33%
Mean work, hr/week	49.7	SD 7.6 (37 to 65)
Mean no. outpatient encounters/week	32	SD 21 (8 to 90)

^*A higher score represents a more patient-centered attitude, a lower score represents a more doctor-centered attitude.

^†A higher score indicates higher perceived communicative responsiveness.

SD, standard deviation.