Table 1.
Demographic and Practice Characteristics Transgressions of Boundaries by Patients*
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Mean age, y (SD) | 43 (7) |
| Gender, n(%) | |
| Male | 201 (61) |
| Female | 125 (38) |
| Marital status, n(%) | |
| Married | 289 (87) |
| Divorced | 15 (5) |
| Single | 15 (5) |
| Widowed | 3 (1) |
| Other† | 6 (2) |
| Practice locale, n(%) | |
| Urban | 250 (76) |
| Suburban | 59 (18) |
| Rural | 18 (5) |
| Practice type, n(%) | |
| Academic | 193 (58) |
| Private practice/academic | 40 (12) |
| VA | 22 (7) |
| Private practice | 20 (6) |
| HMO | 7 (2) |
| Other† | 46 (14) |
| Mean percentage (SD) of professional time seeing patients | 49 (27) |
| Satisfaction with work environment, n(%) | |
| Very satisfied | 140 (42) |
| Satisfied | 157 (48) |
| Unsatisfied | 28 (8) |
| Very unsatisfied | 3 (1) |
| Satisfaction with family life, n(%) | |
| Very satisfied | 239 (72) |
| Satisfied | 73 (22) |
| Unsatisfied | 14 (4) |
| Very unsatisfied | 1 (<1) |
*
Not all respondents answered every question. Percentage does not add up to 100 in all cases due to rounding and nonresponses.
†
Other includes hospital-based practices, freestanding clinics, etc.