Table 1.
Sociodemographic data of participants and short-response-sheet -participants (n = 577)
| Characteristicsa | Participants (n = 470) |
short-response-sheet -participants (n = 107) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 54.5 (7.9) | 57.8 (9.0) | < 0.001 | |
| Gender, n (%) | Female | 160 (34.0%) | 55 (51.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 307 (65.3%) | 51 (47.7%) | ||
| Employment as GP, n (%) | < 5 years | 35 (7.4%) | – | – |
| 5–10 years | 95 (20.2%) | – | – | |
| 11–20 years | 134 (28.5%) | – | – | |
| > 20 years | 203 (43.2%) | – | – | |
| Location of GP’s practice, n (%) | Urban | 119 (25.3%) | – | – |
| Rural | 86 (18.3%) | – | – | |
| Medium-size town | 253 (53.8%) | – | – | |
| Challenging patients, proportion (range) | 15.96% (0–80%) | – | – | |
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