Table 2.
Participants’ Characteristics at Baseline (N = 30)
| Characteristic | Total, No. (%)(N=30) | Women, No. (%)(n=18) | Men, No. (%)(n=12) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | .21 | |||
| Hispanic | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | |
| White | 29 (97) | 18 (100) | 11 (92) | |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD), y | 40.5 (10.1) | 36.9 (7.2) | 45.9 (11.6) | .02 |
| Minimum | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
| Maximum | 63 | 54 | 63 | |
| Years in clinical practice | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 9.8 (10.5) | 6.7 (7.0) | 14.3 (13.2) | .09 |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maximum | 33 | 25 | 33 | |
| Profession, No. (%) | .84 | |||
| Nurse practitioner | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | |
| Physician assistant | 3 (10) | 2 (10) | 1 (8) | |
| Physician | 26 (87) | 15 (83) | 11 (92) | |
| Specialty, No. (%) | .14 | |||
| Family medicine | 26 (87) | 17 (94) | 9 (75) | |
| Internal medicine | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | |
| Pediatrics | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 2 (17) | |
| Other | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | |
| Percentage of work time in clinical practice | .50 | |||
| 50% | 6 (20) | 4 (22) | 2 (17) | |
| 51%–99% | 19 (63) | 10 (56) | 9 (75) | |
| 100% | 5 (17) | 4 (22) | 1 (8) | |
| Percentage of work time in activities other than clinical practice (eg, teaching/research), No. (%) | .18 | |||
| None | 8 (27) | 7 (39) | 1 (8) | |
| 15%–49% | 18 (60) | 9 (50) | 9 (75) | |
| ≥50% | 4 (13) | 2 (11) | 2 (17) | |
| Practice location, No. (%) | .51 | |||
| Rural | 2 (7) | 1 (5) | 1 (9) | |
| Suburban | 7 (23) | 3 (17) | 4 (33) | |
| Urban | 21 (70) | 14 (78) | 7 (58) | |
| Reasons for study participation,a No. (%) | ||||
| Health enhancement | 27 (90) | 17 (94) | 10 (83) | .32 |
| Disease management | 3 (10) | 2 (11) | 1 (8) | .80 |
| Spiritual growth | 20 (67) | 13 (72) | 7 (58) | .43 |
| Job satisfaction | 21 (70) | 13 (72) | 8 (67) | .75 |
| Curiosity | 15 (50) | 9 (50) | 6 (50) | 1.00 |
| Mindfulness/meditation training or refresher | 19 (63) | 12 (67) | 7 (58) | .64 |
| Recommended | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 2 (17) | .07 |
| Other | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
| UW Mindfulness training in the past, No. (%) | .23 | |||
| Yes | 2 (7) | 2 (11) | 0 (0) | |
| No | 28 (93) | 16 (89) | 12 (100) | |
| Other meditation classes or retreats in past, No. (%) | .77 | |||
| Yes | 14 (47) | 8 (44) | 6 (50) | |
| No | 16 (53) | 10 (56) | 6 (50) | |
| Current regular contemplative/meditation practice of any variety, No. (%) | .77 | |||
| Yes | 2 (7) | 1 (6) | 1 (8) | |
| No | 28 (93) | 17 (94) | 11 (92) | |
UW=University of Wisconsin.
Note: P values are for comparison of women vs men, and were calculated with the t test (for age and years in clinical practice) or the χ2 test (for all other variables).
a
Multiple responses were allowed.