Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of survey respondents: N = 331.
| CHARACTERISTICS | GAD CLINICAL SCENARIO (N = 160), N (%) | MDE CLINICAL SCENARIO (N = 171), N (%) | PVALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | .076 | ||
| • Male | 119 (74.4) | 112 (65.5) | |
| • Female | 40 (25.0) | 58 (33.9) | |
| • NR | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Age, y | .264 | ||
| • < 40 | 28 (17.5) | 42 (24.6) | |
| • 40–59 | 91 (56.9) | 92 (53.8) | |
| • ≥ 60 | 36 (22.5) | 32 (18.7) | |
| • NR | 5 (3.1) | 5 (2.9) | |
| Years in practice | .481 | ||
| • <10 | 34 (21.2) | 48 (28.1) | |
| • 10–19 | 34 (21.2) | 39 (22.8) | |
| • 20–29 | 47 (29.4) | 45 (26.3) | |
| • ≥ 30 | 40 (25.0) | 36 (21.1) | |
| • NR | 5 (3.1) | 3 (1.8) | |
| Main practice setting | .938 | ||
| • Private office | 107 (66.9) | 113 (66.1) | |
| • Other* | 53 (33.1) | 57 (33.3) | |
| • NR | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Practice type | .342 | ||
| • Solo | 32 (20.0) | 27 (15.8) | |
| • Group | 128 (80.0) | 142 (83.0) | |
| • NR | 0 (0) | 2 (1.2) | |
| Practice setting | .293 | ||
| • Rural (≤ 1000 population) | 13 (8.1) | 11 (6.4) | |
| • Small town (1001–10 000 population) | 30 (18.8) | 44 (25.7) | |
| • Urban (≥ 10 001 population) | 117 (73.1) | 116 (67.8) |
GAD—generalized anxiety disorder, MDE—major depressive episode, NR—no response.
*
Community clinic (n = 33), walk-in clinic (n = 7), community hospital (n = 2), academic health sciences centre (n = 12), and other unspecified settings (n = 56).