Table 1.
Provider characteristics
| Characteristics | Trained (N=27) | Control (N=23) | All (N=50) |
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| Years since receiving degree (mean, SD) |
15.3 (9.0) | 15.9 (12.1) | 15.6 (10.4) |
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| Gender (%) female | 74% | 57% | 66% |
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| Specialty (%) | |||
| Family practice | 26% | 35% | 30% |
| Pediatrics | 74% | 61% | 68% |
| Other | -- | 4% | 2% |
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| Degree (%) | |||
| MD/DO | 82% | 78% | 80% |
| Nurse practitioner | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Physician’s assistant | -- | 4% | 2% |
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| Additional training in child: |
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| Behavior (% yes) | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| Development (% yes) | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Counseling (% yes) | 11% | 8% | 8% |
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| PBS burden scale (mean, SD)* |
16.8 (3.6) | 15.8 (3.7) | 16.8 (3.6) |
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| PBS belief and feeling scale (mean, SD)** |
13.8 (3.1) | 15.0 (3.4) | 14.4 (3.3) |
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| Comfort with treatment scale (mean, SD)*** |
23.1 (6.6) | 20.0 (3.6) | 21.7 (5.6) |
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| Greater than two years in practice at study site (%) |
59% | 47% | 54% |
*
Physicians’ Belief Scale, burden subscale. Possible range 6-30, higher scores indicate more negative feelings toward psychosocial issues
**
Physicians’ Belief Scale, belief and feeling subscale. Possible range 6-40, higher scores indicating more negative feelings toward psychosocial issues
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Comfort with treatment scale. Possible range 5-40, higher scores indicate greater confidence in treating child and adolescent mental health problems