Table 3.
GP, list, and list population characteristics among Norwegian GPs, grouped according to frequency of attendance in multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs) in 2007.
| Frequency of attendance in MDMs1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium/low | Medium/high | High | p-value | |
| Number of GPs | 795 | 795 | 795 | 794 | |
| Mean annual rate per 1000 patients (min-max) |
4 (0-7)2 |
12 (7-17) |
24 (17-35) |
54 (35-170) |
|
| GP characteristics: | |||||
| GP age, mean | 52.2 | 50.0 | 48.5 | 47.3 | < 0.001 |
| GP gender: percent male | 70.5 | 69.3 | 68.2 | 74.7 | 0.026 |
| GP practice characteristics: | |||||
| Consultations with psychological diagnosis3,% | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 11.8 | < 0.001 |
| Rate MDMs, patients ≥67 years4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | < 0.001 |
| List characteristics: | |||||
| Mean list size | 1367 | 1283 | 1225 | 1077 | < 0.001 |
| Percentage of lists open to new patients | 32.7 | 28.6 | 26.9 | 37.0 | < 0.001 |
| List population characteristics: | |||||
| Persons ≥67 years on the list, % | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 0.014 |
| Men in the list, % | 49.4 | 49.2 | 49.2 | 51.1 | < 0.001 |
| Education ≤ 9 years5, % | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.9 | < 0.001 |
| Mean annual income (NOK1000)5 | 266 | 248 | 241 | 226 | < 0.001 |
| Disability pensioners6, % | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.7 | < 0.001 |
| Social assistance recipients7, % | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | < 0.001 |
One-way analyses of variance. N = 3179 GPs
1) GPs grouped in quartiles based on annual rate of multidisciplinary meetings per patient on the list
2) 83 GPs with no registered meetings
3) Proportion of all consultations in the GPs practices
4) Rate MDMs, patients ≥67 years = Proportion of MDMs concerning a patient ≥ 67 years/proportion of list population ≥ 67 years.
5) Proportion among patients ≥ 20 years
6) Proportion among patients 20-67 years
7) Proportion among patients 20-40 years