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. 2015 Nov;61(11):978–984.

Table 1.

Study participant characteristics: A) Frequencies, B) mean values.

A)
CHARACTERISTIC
FAMILY PHYSICIANS (N = 62), N (%) PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS (N = 20), N (%) TOTAL (N = 82), N (%)
Sex
  • Male 30 (48.4) 3 (15.0) 33 (40.2)
  • Female 32 (51.6) 17 (85.0) 49 (59.8)
Practice setting
  • Urban 42 (67.7) 15 (75.0) 57 (69.5)
  • Rural 20 (32.3) 5 (25.0) 25 (30.5)
Practice type
  • Interdisciplinary team total 30 (48.4) 19 (95.0) 49 (59.8)
    -Family health team 25 (40.3) 16 (80.0) 41 (50.0)
    -Community health centre 5 (8.1) 3 (15.0) 8 (9.8)
  • Physician group total 25 (40.3) 1 (5.0) 26 (31.7)
    -Family health organization 18 (29.0) 1 (5.0) 19 (23.2)
    -Physician group practice 7 (11.3) 0 (0.0) 7 (8.5)
  • Physician solo practice 7 (11.3) 0 (0.0) 7 (8.5)
B)
CHARACTERISTIC
FAMILY PHYSICIANS (N = 62) PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS (N = 20) TOTAL (N = 82)



MEAN (SD) RANGE MEAN (SD) RANGE MEAN (SD) RANGE
Age, y* 51.8 (10.4) 30–75 45.0 (10.6) 27–62 50.1 (10.8) 27–75
Time in primary care practice, y 21.9 (11.8) 1–46 5.2 (4.8) 1–20 17.8 (12.8) 1–46
Estimated breast cancer survivor case load 15.8 (11.9) 1–50 12.1 (9.6) 2–36 14.9 (11.5) 1–50
Estimated breast cancer survivor visits yearly 2.2 (1.1) 1–5 2.7 (2.5) 1–12 2.3 (1.6) 1–12
*

Student t test = 2.49; df = 32; P = .018.

Mann-Whitney U test = 122.5; P = .001.