Table 1.
Participants recruited to educational intervention (n=93)
| Physician Participant Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 16 (20.0%) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 51 (63.8%) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 13 (16.2%) |
| Hispanic (any race) | 9 (9.7%) |
| Not reported | 4 (4.3%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 47 (50.5%) |
| Male | 46 (49.5%) |
| Setting | |
| Veterans Administration | 49 (52.7%) |
| Community clinic | 44 (47.3%) |
| Years of Medical Practice | |
| Under 5 | 15 (16.1%) |
| 5–10 | 15 (16.1%) |
| 11–20 | 25 (26.9%) |
| More than 20 | 38 (40.9%) |
| Area of practice | |
| General, internal, family | 87 (93.6%) |
| Other (oncologists not eligible) | 6 (6.4%) |
| Registered PMP User, Self-report | |
| Yes, prior to visit | 43 (46.2%) |
| Not prior to visit | 50 (53.8%) |
| Number of patients under treatment for chronic, non-cancer pain | |
| 40 or more | 56 (60.2%) |
| Under 40 | 37 (39.8%) |
PMP=Prescription Monitoring Program