Table 1.
Primary Care Clinician Participant Characteristics (N = 30)
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 48.2 (10.0) |
| Female sex | 16 (53) |
| Race | |
| White | 18 (60) |
| African American | 6 (20) |
| Asian | 5 (17) |
| Other | 1 (3) |
| Degree | |
| MD | 21 (70) |
| DO | 3 (10) |
| Certified registered nurse practitioner | 5 (17) |
| Physician’s assistant | 1 (3) |
| Time since completing training, y | 17.5 (10.2) |
| Specialty | |
| Internal medicine | 17 (57) |
| Family medicine | 6 (20) |
| Medicine/pediatrics | 2 (7) |
| Geriatrics | 5 (17) |
| No. of clinic sessions (one 4-h session) per week | 7.4 (2.4) |
| Clinician affiliation | |
| Academic | 11 (37) |
| Group practice | 14 (47) |
| Private practice | 5 (17) |
| Proportion of older patients in patient panel | |
| <25% | 7 (23) |
| 25%-49% | 13 (43) |
| 50%-74% | 4 (13) |
| >75% | 6 (20) |
Note. Data are given as mean (SD) or number (percentage).
Abbreviations: DO, doctor of osteopathic medicine; MD, doctor of medicine.