Table 3.
Mean number of differential diagnoses of clinical-scenario patients by selected family physician characteristics
| CHARACTERISTICS | MEAN NO. OF DIAGNOSES FOR GAD CLINICAL SCENARIO (N = 160) | PVALUE | MEAN NO. OF DIAGNOSES FOR MDE CLINICAL SCENARIO (N = 171) | PVALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attributes | ||||
| Sex | .507 | .261 | ||
| • Male | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| • Female | 3.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Age, y | .739 | .162 | ||
| • < 40 | 3.0 | 3.6 | ||
| • 40–59 | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| • ≥ 60 | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
| Years in practice* | .559 | .018 | ||
| • <10 | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| • 10–19 | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| • 20–29 | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| • ≥ 30 | 3.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Organizational setting | ||||
| Total no. of patient visits/wk | .834 | .360 | ||
| • Low (< 100) | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| • Medium (100–150) | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| • High (151–450) | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| Office setting | .139 | .624 | ||
| • Private office or clinic | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| • Other office | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Type of practice | .020 | .697 | ||
| • Solo practice | 2.6 | 3.2 | ||
| • Group practice | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Internet access | .188 | .206 | ||
| • Internet access in main practice setting | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
| • No Internet access in main practice setting | 3.3 | 2.9 | ||
| Practice setting | .212 | .559 | ||
| • Rural (≤ 1000 population) | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| • Small town (1001–10 000 population) | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| • Urban (≥10 001 population) | 3.2 | 3.3 |
GAD—generalized anxiety disorder, MDE—major depressive episode.
*
Post-hoc Scheffe test indicated that < 10 group was significantly different from ≥ 30 group (P = .028).