Table 1.
Respondent demographics
| Characteristic | Number (%) of respondents (N=265) |
|---|---|
| Specialty | |
| Geriatricians | 117 (44.2) |
| Family physicians | 67 (25.3) |
| Emergency physicians | 81 (30.6) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 146 (55.1) |
| Female | 119 (44.9) |
| Age | |
| <35 | 20 (7.5) |
| 35–44 | 88 (33.2) |
| 45–54 | 76 (28.7) |
| ≥55 | 78 (29.4) |
| Missing | 3 (1.1) |
| Years in practice | |
| <10 | 58 (21.9) |
| 10–19 | 95 (35.8) |
| ≥20 | 109 (41.1) |
| Missing | 3 (1.1) |
| Years of residency training | |
| <3 | 66 (24.9) |
| 3–5 | 137 (51.7) |
| >5–9 | 51 (19.2) |
| ≥10 | 4 (1.5) |
| Missing | 7 (2.6) |
| Number of patients seen/week | |
| ≤28 | 67 (25.3) |
| 29–60 | 71 (26.8) |
| 61–100 | 65 (24.5) |
| >100 | 57 (21.5) |
| Missing | 5 (1.9) |
| Number of elderly patients seen/week | |
| ≤20 | 79 (29.8) |
| 21–30 | 59 (22.3) |
| 31–50 | 69 (26.0) |
| >50 | 46 (17.4) |
| Missing | 12 (4.5) |