Table 2.
Characteristics of GPs in the survey and in interviews
|
Survey (n = 61) |
Total Interviewees (n = 22) |
Active (n = 10) |
Non Active (n = 12) |
|
| Sex – male %(n) | 67.2 (41) | 63.6 (14) | 60 (6) | 66.6 (8) |
| Mother tongue | ||||
| %(n) | ||||
| French | 32.8 (20) | 36.4 (8) | 60 (6) | 16.8 (2) |
| English | 52.5 (32) | 50 (11) | 30 (3) | 66.6 (8) |
| Other | 14.7 (9) | 13.6 (3) | 10 (1) | 16.6 (2) |
| General practitioners % (n) | 85.2 (52) | 86.4 (19) | 100 (10) | 75 (9) |
| Years of practice (average) | 28.3 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 27.8 |
| Rate of elderly patients in clientele | ||||
| < 25% | 50.8 (31) | 54.6 (12) | 0 | 100 (12) |
| 25–50% | 27.9 (17) | 27.2 (6) | 60 (6) | 0 |
| > 50% | 21.3 (13) | 18.2 (4) | 40 (4) | 0 |
| Collaborate with home care team (yes) % (n) | 31.2 (19) | 36.4 (8) | 60 (6) | 16.6 (2) |
| Number of frail elderly patients registered with SIPA | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| Active GPs % | 42.6 | 45 | 100 | 0 |