Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of family physicians randomized to the control and intervention groups
| |
Control group (n = 39) |
Intervention group (n = 40) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 21) | Female (n = 18) | Male (n = 26) | Female (n = 14) | |
|
Number of family physicians involved in primary care quality improvement initiative(s) (%)
1
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
17 (81.0) |
13 (72.2) |
8 (30.8) |
8 (57.1) |
| No |
4 (19.0) |
5 (19.0) |
18 (27.8) |
6 (69.2) |
|
Number of family physicians in group practice (%)
2
|
19 (27.1) |
17 (21.5) |
25 (31.7) |
14 (17.7) |
|
Number of family physicians with an on-site laboratory (%)
3
|
18 (22.8) |
18 (22.8) |
25 (31.7) |
14 (17.7) |
| Number of family physicians using electronic medical records (%) 4 | 14 (17.7) | 11 (13.9) | 18 (22.8) | 7 (8.9) |
1Percentage of male and female family physicians in each treatment group involved in a primary care quality improvement initiatives (PIN, UPCON, or PIN + UPCON). 77% of family physicians in the control group were involved in a primary care quality improvement initiative, compared to 40% of family physicians in the intervention group. Table 4 outlines the number of patient in each treatment group according to the primary care quality improvement initiatives.
2Four (5.1%) of the collaborating physicians were in solo practice; two males in the control group and one male in the intervention group.
3Four (5.1%) of physicians did not have an on-site laboratory; three males in the control group and one male in the intervention group.
450 of 79 family physicians (63.3%) were using electronic medical records.