Participant Characteristics
| Survey Participants (n = 25) | n (%) | Interview Participants (n = 12) | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Role | Physician | 21 (84%) | Physician | 10 (83%) |
| NP/PA | 4 (16%) | NP/PA | 2 (17%) | |
| Age (by category) | Not asked | 31 to 45 | 11 (92%) | |
| ≥46 | 1 (8%) | |||
| Gender | Not asked | Women | 7 (58%) | |
| Ethnicity | Not asked | Not Hispanic | 11 (92%) | |
| Declined to respond | 1 (8%) | |||
| Race | Not asked | White | 11 (92%) | |
| Declined to respond | 1 (8%) | |||
| Years in current role | <1 year | 3 (12%) | Mean (years) | 10 |
| 1 to 5 years | 10 (40%) | Min-Max | 3 to 36 | |
| 6 to 10 years | 5 (20%) | S.D. | 9.9 | |
| >10 years | 7 (28%) | Missing | 2 (17%) | |
| Hours spent seeing patients | Monthly | Weekly | ||
| 9 to 12 hours/month | 0 | Average: 26.5 hours/week Min-Max: 15 to 32 hours/week S.D.: 6 hours/week | ||
| 22 or more hours/month | 22 (100%) | |||
| Number of patients on clinician panel | ≤99 | 0 | (n = 8) numerical responses Average: 1187.5 patients Min-Max: 50 to 1700; S.D.: 832 | |
| 100 to 299 | 7 (28%) | |||
| 300 or more | 18 (72%) | |||
| Division | Not asked | Family Medicine | 6 (50%) | |
| General Internal Medicine | 6 (50%) | |||
Note. All physicians were Medical Doctors.
Abbreviations: NP, nurse practitioners; PA, physician assistants; SD, standard deviation.