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Table 2 Patients' characteristics

From: Feasibility of a randomised trial of a continuing medical education program in shared decision-making on the use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections in primary care: the DECISION+ pilot trial

 

Patient recruitment phases

Characteristics

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Total number of patients

199

181

164

   Adults/Children ratio (<14 years old)

136/63

118/63

124/40

Age, years (mean ± SD)

   

   Children (<14 years old)

5 ± 4

6 ± 4

4 ± 4

   Adults

42 ± 14

39 ± 15

40 ± 13

Male, frequency (%)

   

   Children (<14 years old)

33 (52)

36 (57)

21 (53)

   Adults

42 (31)

42 (36)

36 (29)

Health condition

   

   Very good

71 (35.7)

94 (52.0)

73 (44.5)

   Average

96 (48.2)

69 (38.0)

71 (43.3)

   Problematic

31 (15.6)

18 (10.0)

20 (12.2)

   Did not respond

1 (0.5)

  

Education level

   

   High school or less

87 (43.7)

70 (38.7)

58 (35.4)

   College

62 (31.2)

54 (29.8)

55 (33.5)

   University

49 (24.6)

54 (29.8)

49 (29.9)

   No response

1 (0.5)

3 (1.7)

2 (1.2)

Employment status

   

   Working

147(73.9)

139 (76.8)

137 (83.5)

   Not working

17 (8.5)

7 (3.9)

2 (1.2)

   Other

17 (8.5)

9 (4.9)

10 (6.1)

   No response

18 (9.1)

26 (14.4)

15 (9.2)

Family income

   

   <$15,000

16 (8.0)

23 (12.7)

6 (3.7)

   $15,000-$29,999

34 (17.1)

17 (9.4)

18 (11.0)

   $30,000-$44,999

37 (18.6)

31 (17.1)

25 (15.2)

   $45,000-$59,999

25 (12.6)

31 (17.1)

27 (16.5)

   ≥$60,000

79 (39.7)

70 (38.7)

76 (46.3)

   No response

8 (4.0)

9 (5.0)

12 (7.3)

Type of health insurance, privatea

149 (74.9)

118 (65.2)

131 (79.9)

   Did not respond

  

1 (0.6)

Preferred role in decision making

   

   Patient alone

9 (4.5)

10 (5.5)

7 (4.3)

   Patient after considering physician's opinion

62 (31.2)

71 (39.2)

54 (32.9)

   Patient and physician

55 (27.6)

39 (21.6)

37 (22.6)

   Physician after considering patient's opinion

47 (23.6)

39 (21.6)

38 (23.2)

   Physician alone

22 (11.1)

22 (12.1)

26 (15.8)

   Did not respond

4 (2.0)

 

2 (1.2)

  1. aAll others are public health insurance.