Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of primary care provider mentees: N=89.
| CHARACTERISTIC | SURVEY RESPONDENTS,* N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| • Male | 30 (33.7) |
| • Female | 59 (66.3) |
| Profession | |
| • MD (ie, primary care physician) | 68 (76.4) |
| • Nurse practitioner | 20 (22.5) |
| • Registered nurse | 1 (1.1) |
| No. of years in practice | |
| • 0–5 | 23 (25.8) |
| • 6–10 | 11 (12.4) |
| • 11–15 | 13 (14.6) |
| • 16–20 | 7 (7.9) |
| • 21–25 | 20 (22.5) |
| • > 25 | 15 (16.9) |
| Type of practice | |
| • Solo | 16 (18.0) |
| • Small group | 56 (62.9) |
| • Large group | 17 (19.1) |
| Frequency of CKD patient visits | |
| • Daily | 24 (27.0) |
| • Weekly | 44 (49.4) |
| • Monthly | 14 (15.7) |
| • Rarely | 7 (7.9) |
| • Never | 0 (0.0) |
| Mean no. of CKD patients seen per year | |
| • 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| • 1–10 | 11 (12.4) |
| • 11–20 | 33 (37.1) |
| • > 20 | 45 (50.6) |
CKD—chronic kidney disease, MD—medical doctor.
*
Percentages might not add to 100% owing to rounding.