Table 1.
Physician demographics: comparison between intervention and control groups
| Variable | Intervention (N = 21) | Control (N = 28) | Total (N = 49) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years mean (SD) | 52.65 (10.15) | 42.46 (8.99) | 46.68 (10.65) | 0.002 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.026 | |||
| Female | 4 (19.05%) | 14 (50.00%) | 18 (36.73%) | |
| Male | 17 (80.95%) | 14 (50.00%) | 31 (63.27%) | |
| Medical specialty, n (%) | 0.017 | |||
| Family medicine | 9 (42.86%) | 20 (76.92%) | 29 (61.70%) | |
| Internal medicine | 12 (57.14%) | 6 (23.08%) | 18 (38.30%) | |
| Number of years in practice, n (%) | 0.341 | |||
| < 1 | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (4.00%) | 1 (2.38%) | |
| > 10 | 13 (76.47%) | 14 (56.00%) | 27 (64.29%) | |
| 1–5 | 1 (5.88%) | 6 (24.00%) | 7 (16.67%) | |
| 6–10 | 3 (17.65%) | 4 (16.00%) | 7 (16.67%) | |
| Number of patients seen per day, n (%) | 0.255 | |||
| 11–15 | 2 (11.76%) | 6 (23.08%) | 8 (18.60%) | |
| 16–20 | 8 (47.06%) | 16 (61.54%) | 24 (55.81%) | |
| 21–25 | 5 (29.41%) | 3 (11.54%) | 8 (18.60%) | |
| 26–30 | 1 (5.88%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (2.33%) | |
| 6–10 | 1 (5.88%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (2.33%) | |
| Over 30 | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (3.85%) | 1 (2.33%) | |
| Time allotted per patient in mins, n (%) | 0.856 | |||
| 0–20 min | 10 (58.82%) | 14 (56.00%) | 24 (57.14%) | |
| 21–40 min | 7 (41.18%) | 11 (44.00%) | 18 (42.86%) | |
| I am satisfied by the time allotted to see each patient, n (%) | 0.158 | |||
| Yes | 12 (70.59%) | 22 (88.00%) | 34 (80.95%) | |
| No | 5 (29.41%) | 3 (12.00%) | 8 (19.05%) |