Table 3.
Comparison of GP trainers and non-trainers according to their activities (year 2011 or 2012)
| GP trainers | Non-trainer GPs | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 623) | (n = 4369) | ||||
| m | (SD) | m | (SD) | ||
| Individual patients consulted (year 2011) | 1729 | (556) | 1630 | (837) | 0.004 |
| Visits (year 2011) | |||||
| Office visits | |||||
| Global | 4351 | (1474) | 4066 | (2144) | 0.001 |
| Per patient | 2.6 | (0.6) | 2.6 | (1.1) | 0.48 |
| Home visits | |||||
| Global | 277 | (260) | 262 | (348) | 0.28 |
| Per patient | 0.2 | (0.1) | 0.2 | (0.2) | 0.36 |
| On-call duties [n (%)] | <10−4 | ||||
| Yes | 448 | (71.9) | 2535 | (58,0) | |
| No | 175 | (28.1) | 1834 | (42.0) | |
| Prescriptions (year 2011) | |||||
| Reimbursed drugs | |||||
| Global (Euros) | 271339 | (150250) | 251745 | (173100) | 0.01 |
| Per patient (Euros) | 161.2 | (86.1) | 159.9 | (89.1) | 0.72 |
| Proportion of generics | 23.4 % | (5.7 %) | 21.2 % | (6.0 %) | <10−4 |
| Allowances for sick leave | |||||
| Global (days) | 3815 | (2350) | 3828 | (3157) | 0.92 |
| Medical procedures (year 2012) | |||||
| Electrocardiograms | 36.9 | (43.0) | 21.1 | (52.9) | <10−4 |
| Sutures | 3.7 | (7.3) | 4.6 | (25.9) | 0.39 |
| Plaster casts | 1.0 | (4.0) | 3.4 | (28.8) | 0.04 |
| Cervical smears | 1.2 | (3.5) | 0.4 | (2.6) | <10−4 |
| Performance indicatorsa | |||||
| Seasonal flu vaccinationb (year 2012) [n (%)] | <10−4 | ||||
| Yes | 46469 | (54.5) | 268706 | (52.6) | |
| No | 38856 | (45.5) | 242377 | (47.4) | |
| Mammogramc (years 2011–2012) [n (%)] | <10−4 | ||||
| Yes | 43746 | (65.5) | 259666 | (63.1) | |
| No | 23079 | (34.5) | 151698 | (36.9) | |
| Three or four glycated hemoglobin assays a yeard (year 2012) [n (%)] | <10−4 | ||||
| Yes | 14040 | (60.6) | 79800 | (53.8) | |
| No | 9126 | (39.4) | 68415 | (46.2) | |
aThe three indicators refer to the percentage of patients registered with the GP who have had the procedure during the recommended time period
bThe target population consisted of patients aged 65 years or over in the patient list (n = 85325 for GP trainers and n = 511083 for non-trainers)
cThe target population consisted of female patients aged 50 to 74 years in the patient list (n = 66825 for GP trainers and n = 411364 for non-trainers)
dThe target population consisted of patients with diabetes in the patient list (n = 23166 for GP trainers and n = 148215 for non-trainers)