Sociodemographic and medical practice characteristics of the primary care physician sample at baseline (N = 168)
| All | Intervention | Comparison | N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean years (SD) | 47 (45) | 48 (12) | 46 (12) | 167 |
| Female, % | 31 | 28 | 36 | 168 |
| African Americans/Hispanics, % | 74 | 79 | 67 | 168 |
| Graduate US medical school, %* | 39 | 51 | 18 | 168 |
| Number of years practice, mean (SD) | 16 (12) | 16 (12) | 15 (11) | 167 |
| Number of pat contacts/week | 80 (75) | 80 (36) | 75 (29) | 163 |
| Insurance, %‡ | ||||
| Medicaid and Medicare, mean % (SD)* | 40 (31) | 47 (31) | 30 (28) | 151 |
| Private indemnity, mean % (SD) | 40 (31) | 15 (25) | 8 (20) | 150 |
| Managed care, mean % (SD)† | 21 (31) | 27 (34) | 12 (23) | 151 |
| Uninsured, mean % (SD) | 11 (21) | 13 (24) | 8 (17) | 152 |
| Other insurance, mean % (SD)*§ | 13 (31) | 6 (20) | 23 (42) | 154 |
| Practice with non-Hispanic white patients, mean % (SD) | 7 (16) | 9 (18) | 4 (14) | 156 |
| Implementation score, mean (SD)‖ | 4.5 (2.44) | 4.68 (2.71) | 4.27 (2.04) | 168 |
* P < .0001.
† P < .001.
‡ Columns do not sum to 100% because of participant under-reporting or over-reporting.
§ Columns do not sum to 100% because of participant under-reporting or over-reporting; other, eg, self-pay, Worker’s Compensation.
‖ Collected at followup only. The score is a total count of the following individual items: manual or computerized prompting or tracking of preventive services (eg, chart reminders or stickers), computerized reminders to patients for follow-up, pamphlets, wall posters, or printed materials for patient education, and/or performance targets, incentives, and feedback for breast cancer screening, whether office staff are involved in tracking or counseling women for breast cancer screening.