Table 1.
GP and practice characteristics
| Intervention | Control | |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 57) | (n = 77) | |
| Age mean (sd) | 48.54 (7.92) | 47.85 (8.16) |
| Male gender n (%) | 36 (63.2) | 45 (58.4) |
| Working hours n (%) | ||
| Fulltime | 29 (50.9) | 41 (53.9) |
| Parttime | 28 (49.1) | 35 (46.1) |
| Years experience n (%) | ||
| 0–5 | 6 (10.7) | 10 (13.2) |
| 6–10 | 11 (19.6) | 10 (13.2) |
| ≥10 | 39 (69.6) | 56 (73.7) |
| Interest in pall care1 mean (sd) | 8.21 (0.92) | 8.09 (1.18) |
| Estimation of own capacity to provide pall care2 mean (sd) | 6.80 (0.92) | 6.85 (0.93) |
| Practice type n (%) | ||
| Single-handed | 9 (15.8) | 19 (24.7) |
| Dual | 28 (49.1) | 26 (33.8) |
| Group or health center | 20 (35.1) | 32 (41.6) |
| Urbanisation degree n (%) | ||
| High | 21 (36.8) | 26 (33.8) |
| Moderate | 9 (15.8) | 19 (24.7) |
| Low | 18 (31.6) | 23 (29.9) |
| No | 9 (15.8) | 9 (11.7) |
| Patient list mean (sd) | 1710 (412) | 1730 (417) |
| Estimated number of palliative patients/year n (%) | ||
| ≤2 | 4 (7.1) | 7 (9.2) |
| 3–5 | 29 (51.8) | 43 (56.6) |
| 5–9 | 20 (35.7) | 23 (30.3) |
| ≥10 | 3 (5.4) | 3 (3.9) |
1Interest in palliative care: numeric rating scale (NRS) from 0 (no interest at all) to 10 (extremely interested)
2Estimation of own capability: NRS from 0 (not capable at all) to 10 (extremely capable)