Table 1:
Demographic and practice characteristics of the study sample
| Characteristic | Group; no. (%)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians new to practice n = 175 |
Established physicians n = 350 |
Total n = 525 |
|
| Sex, female† | 108 (61.7) | 183 (52.4) | 291 (55.4) |
| International medical graduates | 27 (15.4) | 85 (24.3) | 112 (21.3) |
| Any rural practice | 46 (26.3) | 65 (18.6) | 111 (21.1) |
| Weekly work hours ± SD | 46.2 ± 15.0 | 43.0 ± 15.2 | 44.1 ± 15.2 |
| Practice model | |||
| Full-time CBPC | 27 (15.4) | 85 (24.3) | 112 (21.3) |
| Mostly CBPC | 42 (24.0) | 99 (28.3) | 141 (26.9) |
| Mostly other work | 40 (22.9) | 62 (17.7) | 102 (19.4) |
| Hospital or facility only | 26 (14.9) | 71 (20.3) | 97 (18.5) |
| Locum only | 40 (22.9) | 33 (9.4) | 73 (13.9) |
| Provides call coverage | 147 (84.0) | 270 (77.1) | 417 (79.4) |
| Weekly work hours | |||
| < 30 | 12 (6.9) | 57 (16.3) | 69 (13.1) |
| 30–39 | 24 (13.7) | 61 (17.4) | 85 (16.2) |
| 40–49 | 59 (33.7) | 98 (28.0) | 157 (29.9) |
| 50–59 | 42 (24.0) | 70 (20.0) | 112 (21.3) |
| ≥ 60 | 38 (21.7) | 64 (18.3) | 102 (19.4) |
Note: CBPC = community-based primary care, SD = standard deviation.
*
Unless specified otherwise.
†
Missing data (n = 1).