Table 1.
Demographic and Work Characteristics of Study Participants
| Total (N=584) |
Physicians (N=186) |
NPs (N=398) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age * | 52.6 (11.5) | 55.8 (10.6) | 50.9 (11.5) | < 0.001 |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 76 (441) | 41 (75) | 92 (366) | < 0.001 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 86 (498) | 81 (150) | 88 (348) | 0.02 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Doctoral degree | 36 (210) | 98 (183) | 7 (27) | < 0.001 |
| Work Characteristics | ||||
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Practice setting | ||||
| Physician office | 58 (339) | 63 (118) | 56 (221) | 0.11 |
| Hospital practice | 18 (103) | 17 (31) | 18 (72) | |
|
Community health clinic |
9 (52) | 10 (18) | 9 (34) | |
| Hours worked in past week | ||||
| 1-20 hours | 7 (43) | 6 (11) | 8 (32) | < 0.001 |
| 21-40 hours | 51 (295) | 40 (73) | 56 (222) | |
| 40+ hours | 42 (240) | 54 (99) | 36 (141) | |
| Length of time in current primary position | ||||
| < 3 years | 21 (123) | 14 (26) | 25 (97) | < 0.001 |
| 4-9 years | 28 (165) | 22 (41) | 31 (124) | |
| 10+ years | 51 (295) | 64 (119) | 44 (176) | |
| Total number of NPs in practice | ||||
| 1 | 22 (125) | 17 (31) | 24 (94) | < 0.001 |
| 2-6 | 63 (365) | 54 (100) | 67 (265) | |
| 7+ | 15 (89) | 29 (54) | 9 (35) | |
| Patient panel size | ||||
| <100 | 28 (98) | 13 (14) | 35 (84) | <0.001 |
| 100-999 | 36 (125) | 19 (21) | 44 (104) | |
| >=1000 | 36 (124) | 68 (73) | 21 (51) | |
| Own patient panel † | 58 (338) | 68 (127) | 53 (211) | < 0.001 |
| Job satisfaction ‡ | ||||
| Very dissatisfied | 12 (68) | 8 (14) | 14 (54) | 0.12 |
| A little dissatisfied | 12 (71) | 15 (27) | 11 (44) | |
| Moderately Satisfied | 35 (199) | 37 (68) | 33 (131) | |
| Very Satisfied | 41 (239) | 40 (73) | 42 (166) | |
| Intent to leave job † | 10 (55) | 9 (15) | 11 (40) | 0.46 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Quality of care * § | 8.5 (1.3) | 8.5 (1.2) | 8.5 (1.4) | 0.96 |
*A t- test generated p-value.
†Dichotomous item (yes/no)- % that responded “yes.”
‡4-point scale (“1-very dissatisfied” to “4-very satisfied”).
§11-point scale (“0” as “worst care possible” to “10” as “best care possible”).