Table 1.
Characteristics of the Sample (n = 116)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Provider type | |
| Physician (MD or DO) | 70 (68) |
| Nurse practitioner | 30 (29) |
| Physician assistant | 3 (3) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 42 (42) |
| Female | 57 (58) |
| Age | |
| 30–39 years old | 13 (14) |
| 40–49 years old | 30 (31) |
| 50–59 years old | 27 (28) |
| 60+ years old | 26 (27) |
| Race | |
| White | 61 (53) |
| Non-white | 55 (47) |
| Years in VA practice | |
| < 5 years | 49 (45) |
| 5–9 years | 14 (13) |
| 10–14 years | 17 (15) |
| 15+ years | 30 (27) |
| Received evidence-based quality improvement intervention (EBQI) | |
| Yes | 56 (48) |
| No | 60 (52) |
| Emotional exhaustion component of burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory-Emotional Exhaustion score) | |
| None/low (0–18) | 50 (45) |
| Medium (19–26) | 16 (14) |
| High (27–54) | 46 (41) |
| Intent to remain in VA primary care for the next 2 years | |
| Strongly disagree | 7 (6) |
| Disagree | 7 (6) |
| Neither disagree nor agree | 28 (25) |
| Agree | 47 (42) |
| Strongly agree | 24 (21) |
Note: Values are missing for some characteristics; column percentages were calculated with denominators of only non-missing values for each characteristic