Table 3.

Table 3 Comparison of Characteristics for Physicians Enrolled in Control and Intervention Periods

Characteristics	Control Periods (n = 35) ∗	Intervention Periods (n = 32) ∗	p Value
Women, No. (%)	20 (57)	18 (56)	0.94
Physician's level, No. (%)			0.96
Residents	21 (60)	19 (59)
Senior physicians	14 (40)	13 (41)
No. prescriptions per physician, median (IQR)	14 (7–23)	12 (2–22)	0.37
Department			0.63
Internal medicine	21 (60)	21 (66)
Geriatric	14 (40)	11 (34)

^∗ Twenty-nine physicians made prescriptions in both intervention and control periods, three only in intervention periods, and six only in control periods.

IQR = interquartile range.