Table 1.
A) CHARACTERISTIC |
FAMILY PHYSICIANS (N = 62), N (%) | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS (N = 20), N (%) | TOTAL (N = 82), N (%) |
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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) | |||
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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.