Table 2.
Clinical practice profile of survey participants (N = 636).
| Number | %∗ | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of years in clinical practice¥ | ||
| ≤4 years | 97 | 13.85 |
| 5–9 years | 73 | 11.3 |
| 10–14 years | 44 | 7.4 |
| 15–19 years | 62 | 11.04 |
| 20–24 years | 71 | 11.3 |
| ≥25 years | 288 | 45.2 |
| Current location of clinical practice | ||
| Hospital | 278 | 43.7 |
| Emergency department | 95 | 14.9 |
| Outpatient clinic | 50 | 7.97 |
| Inpatient clinic | 213 | 33.4 |
| Local community service centre (CLSC) | 154 | 23.8 |
| Residential and long-term care centre (CHSLD) | 105 | 16.5 |
| Family medicine group (FMG) | 328 | 51.5 |
| Private clinic | 223 | 35.7 |
| Group | 164 | 26.2 |
| Solo | 60 | 9.7 |
| Clinical teaching‡ | ||
| Yes | 347 | 54.8 |
| No | 282 | 45.2 |
| Number of patients per week£ | ||
| ≤49 | 211 | 33.1 |
| 50–99 | 320 | 50.5 |
| 100–149 | 93 | 14.8 |
| ≥150 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Has full exemption to prescribe methadone | ||
| Yes, for pain | 65 | 10.34 |
| Yes, for substitution treatment | 24 | 3.63 |
| Yes, for both pain and substitution treatment | 32 | 5.25 |
| No | 515 | 80.77 |
∗Weighted proportions; ¥1 missing; ‡7 missing; £2 missing.