Table 1.

Participants‘ sociodemographic characteristics (n = 276)

		N (%)
Sex	Female	109 (39.5)
	Male	166 (60.1)
Practice location (with localities‘ population)	Rural area	127 (46.0)
	<  5000 inhabitants	45 (35.4)
	5000–10,000 inhabitants	40 (31.5)
	>  10,000–20,000 inhabitants	34 (26.8)
	>  20,000–50,000 inhabitants	5 (3.9)
	>  50,000–100,000 inhabitants	2 (1.6)
	>  100,000 inhabitants	0
	Urban area	146 (52.9)
	<  5000 inhabitants	1 (0.7)
	5000–10,000 inhabitants	4 (2.7)
	>  10,000–20,000 inhabitants	27 (18.5)
	>  20,000–50,000 inhabitants	51 (34.9)
	>  50,000–100,000 inhabitants	28 (19.2
	>  100,000 inhabitants	34 (23.3)
Population of practice location	<  5000 inhabitants	46 (16.7)
	5000–10,000 inhabitants	44 (15.9)
	>  10,000–20,000 inhabitants	63 (22.8)
	>  20,000–50,000 inhabitants	57 (20.7)
	>  50,000–100,000 inhabitants	30 (10.9)
	>  100,000 inhabitants	34 (12.3)
Practice model	Solo practice	122 (44.2)
	Practice with more than one physician	141 (51.1)
	Other	12 (4.3)
Average number of patients per quarter	<  500 patients	9 (3.3)
	>  500–1000 patients	52 (18.8)
	>  1000–1500 patients	100 (36.2)
	>  1500–2000 patients	40 (14.5)
	>  2000–2500 patients	34 (12.3)
	>  2500 patients	40 (14.5)
		Mean (SDa) (Range)
Age		52.5 (9.2) (32–81)
Years practiced in primary care		13.4 (9.3) (1–41)

^aStandard deviation