Interview Participant Characteristics (n = 55 US Primary Care Physicians, NPs and PAs), 2020
| Participant characteristic | % | n |
|---|---|---|
| Professional role | ||
| Attending, faculty, or community physician | 78.2 | 43 |
| Resident physician | 7.3 | 4 |
| Nurse practitioner or physician assistant | 14.6 | 8 |
| Primary setting | ||
| Private practice | 23.6 | 13 |
| Federally qualified health center or similar | 21.8 | 12 |
| Hospital-owned practice | 20.0 | 11 |
| Academic medical center | 14.6 | 8 |
| Community health center | 10.9 | 6 |
| Other | 9.1 | 5 |
| Specialty | ||
| Family medicine | 83.6 | 46 |
| Internal medicine | 7.3 | 4 |
| Internal medicine-pediatrics | 1.8 | 1 |
| None specified | 7.3 | 4 |
| Years since training | ||
| 0 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 1 to 5 | 30.9 | 17 |
| 6 to 10 | 21.8 | 12 |
| 11 to 15 | 16.4 | 9 |
| 16 to 20 | 3.6 | 2 |
| More than 20 | 21.8 | 12 |
| CGM experience | ||
| Heard of but never had patients on CGM | 20.0 | 11 |
| Had patients on CGM but never prescribed | 43.6 | 24 |
| Have prescribed CGM | 36.4 | 20 |
| Likelihood to prescribe CGM | ||
| Not at all likely | 12.7 | 7 |
| Somewhat likely | 32.7 | 18 |
| Moderately likely | 18.2 | 10 |
| Very likely | 36.4 | 20 |
| Geographic location | ||
| Rural | 38.2 | 21 |
| Distance from endocrinologist | ||
| ≤40 miles | 69.1 | 38 |
| >40 miles | 30.9 | 17 |
| Payer mix | ||
| Medicare – 50% or less | 83.6 | 46 |
| Medicaid – 50% or less | 74.6 | 41 |
| Private – 50% or less | 81.8 | 45 |
| No insurance – 50% or less | 94.4 | 51 |
| Region of United States | ||
| Northeast | 9.1 | 5 |
| Midwest | 21.8 | 12 |
| South | 12.7 | 7 |
| West | 56.4 | 31 |
| Sample cluster | ||
| AAFP NRN | 54.5 | 30 |
| Meta-LARC | 45.5 | 25 |
Abbreviations: NPs, nurse practitioners; PAs, physician assistants; CGM, continuous glucose monitoring; AAFP NRN, American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network; Meta-LARC, Meta-network Learning and Research Center.