Table 5.
Percentage of Physicians Who Considered the Care Adequate
| Family Physician, % (n) | Specialist, % (n) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case* | Community | Academic | Academic + Community | Community | Academic | Academic + Community |
| Coronary artery disease, good outcome | 73 (26) | — | 73 (26) | — | — | — |
| Coronary artery disease, poor outcome | 62 (45) | 65 (31) | 63 (76) | 77 (30) | 85 (13) | 79 (43) |
| Coronary artery disease, unstable angina | 33 (52) | — | 33 (52) | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis, good outcome | 37 (35) | 24 (33) | 31 (68) | 17 (48) | 0 (5) | 15 (53) |
| Appendicitis, poor outcome | 20 (20) | — | 20 (20) | — | — | — |
| Cancer | 54 (39) | — | 54 (39) | 66 (29) | 11 (9) | 53 (38) |
*
Percentages within a column varied significantly at P < .01 for all columns. Percentages across the row for the cancer case varied significantly at P = .02. Variations in percentages across other rows were not significant at P < .10.
n, number of physicians who answered the question; —, type of physician specified in the column was not sent the case specified in the row.