Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (n = 201)
| Age, years | |
| Mean ± SD | 41.1±10.7 |
| Range | 28–68 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 105 (52.2) |
| Female | 96 (46.8) |
| Country/region of birth | |
| Eastern Europe | 92 (50.3) |
| Israel | 80 (43.7) |
| Western Europe | 2 (1.1) |
| USA and Canada | 4 (2.2) |
| South America | 5 (2.7) |
| Country/region of medical studies | |
| Eastern Europe | 93 (52.2) |
| Israel | 72 (40.4) |
| Western Europe | 8 (4.5) |
| US and Canada | 1 (0.6) |
| South America | 4 (2.2) |
| Country of residency training | |
| Israel | 169 (91.4) |
| Other | 16 (8.6) |
| Specialization | |
| Internal medicine | 73 (36.3) |
| Family medicine | 122 (60.7) |
| Professional status | |
| Board-certified in internal medicine | 38 (18.9) |
| Board-certified in family medicine | 49 (24.4) |
| Board-certified in rehabilitation medicine | 2 (1.0) |
| Board-certified in neurology | 1 (0.5) |
| Resident in internal medicine | 33 (16.4) |
| Resident in family medicine | 74 (36.8) |
| General practitioner | 4 (2.0) |
| Work setting | |
| A hospital | 89 (44.3) |
| A primary care clinic in the community | 112 (55.7) |
| Professional seniority, years | |
| Mean ± SD | 11.3±11.2 |
| Range | 1–41 |
Values express n (%), unless stated otherwise.