eTable 1. Baseline characteristics of participating physicians.
Physicians | Intervention (n = 12) | Control (n = 12) | p* |
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Age, years, mean ± SD | 52.1 ± 12.3 | 51.6 ± 6.7 | 0.903 |
Male, n (%) | 8 (66.7) | 9 (75.0) | 1.000 |
Degree, n (%) [multiple responses] | |||
Primary care physician (BC), n (%) | 8 (66.7) | 6 (50.0) | 0.408 |
Internal medicine (BC), n (%) | 3 (25.0) | 4 (33.3) | 1.000 |
Internal and general medicine (BC), n (%) | 1 (8.3) | 4 (33.3) | 0.317 |
Self-employed, n (%) | 11 (91.7) | 12 (100.0) | 1.000 |
Time since medical license, years, mean ± SD | 24.6 ± 8.8 | 23.5 ± 7.9 | 0.770 |
Percentages are reported for valid cases.SD, standard deviation; BC, Board Certified\
*Data of the intervention and the control arm were compared using chi-square tests for categorical variables and t-tests in independent samples for continuous variables