Table 1.

Sample description of general physicians (GPs) in residency in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (MV) in Germany

Variables	DCM-GP, M (SD)/%		DelpHi-GP, M (SD)/%		GPs in MV M (SD)/%		Total sample, M (SD)/%
Age (years)	n=40	53.3 (7.4)	n=30	51.7 (7.8)	n=187	54.3 (8.0)	n=257	53.8 (7.9)
Sex (female)	n=21	52.5	n=17	58.6	n=102	55.7	n=140	55.6
In residency (years)	n=40	15.9 (8.2)	n=30	14.9 (9.4)	n=187	16.7 (7.5)	n=257	16.4 (7.9)
Type of practice
Single	n=29	72.5	n=20	66.7	n=129	69.4	n=178	69.5
Multiple GP	n=11	27.5	n=10	33.3	n=50	26.9	n=71	27.7
MVZ	n=0	0.0	n=0	0.0	n=7	3.8	n=7	2.7
Specific qualification
Geriatric	n=3	7.5	n=3	0.0	n=10	5.4	n=16	6.3
Dementia	n=0	0.0	n=1	3.4	n=7	3.8	n=8	3.2
Number of patients treated per quarter	n=40	1,158.5 (320.8)	n=30	1248.6 (471.4)	n=187	1,256.81 (506.9)	n=257	1,240.7 (478.6)
Number of PWD treated per quarter	n=40	56.7 (46.1)	n=30	66.7 (74.3)	n=187	59.7 (71.7)	n=257	60.0 (68.5)
Living at home	n=40	23.6 (23.3)	n=30	32.4 (62.8)	n=187	20.0 (24.0)	n=257	23.8 (34.6)
Living in nursing homes	n=40	19.3 (21.0)	n=30	25.1 (24.8)	n=187	22.5 (30.1)	n=257	20.4 (23.6)

Notes: DCM-GP, GPs participating in the intervention arm of the DelpHi study, having conducted systematic early detection and having experienced dementia care management; DelpHi-GP, GPs participating in the DelpHi study, having conducted systematic early detection; GP-MV, general physicians in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania who did not participate in the DelpHi study. No statistically significant differences between groups.

Abbreviations: DCM, dementia care management; PWD, patient with dementia; SD, standard deviation; MVZ, medical care center.