Table 2 Characteristics of the participating clinics and clinicians
Teaching clinics? | Metropolitan area population | Number of clinicians | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | Residents | Nurses | |||
Clinic (only C1 to C4 participated in the focus groups) | |||||
Clinic 1 (C1) | Yes | 719,200 | 19 | 21 | 3 |
Clinic 2 (C2) | Yes | 719,200 | 23 | 24 | 3 |
Clinic 3 (C3) | No | 390,300 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Clinic 4 (C4) | Yes | 3,635,000 | 20 | 40 | 9 |
Clinic 5 (C5) | No | 390,300 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Clinic 6 (C6) | Yes | 692,900 | 23 | 18 | 6 |
Participating clinicians | |||||
Web questionnaire | |||||
N (total = 101) | 60 | 30 | 11 | ||
Mean age in years (SD) | 43 (10) | 30 (6) | 39 (9) | ||
N women (% women) | 38 (63%) | 20 (67%) | 10 (91%) | ||
N English-speaking (%) | 31 (52%) | 9 (30%) | 6 (55%) | ||
Mean years of practice (SD) | 16 (10) | 4 (6) | 17 (10) | ||
Interviews and focus groups | |||||
N (total = 27) | 18 (3 clinic administrators) | 3 | 6 | ||
Mean age in years (SD) | 42 (10) | 29 (6) | 37 (5) | ||
N women (% women) | 10 (52%) | 2 (67%) | 6 (100%) | ||
N English-speaking (%) | 9 (47%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (50%) | ||
Mean years of practice (SD) | 16 (11) | 5 (6) | 13 (7) | ||