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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for GPs in the intervention and control group

From: Effectiveness of a tailored implementation programme to improve recognition, diagnosis and treatment of anxiety and depression in general practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Variables

Intervention group

Control group

pvalue

General practitioners

n= 23

n= 23

Demographic characteristics

ā€ƒMean (SD) age (years)

49.5 (9.6)

47.7 (9.1)

0.511

ā€ƒMale (%)

65.2

43.5

0.139

ā€ƒClinical experience, mean no. of years (SD)

18.4 (10.2)

16.4 (9.3)

0.500

ā€ƒEmployment status (% ā‰„0.5 FTE)

95.7

100

0.312

ā€ƒTrainer status (% yes)

60.9

34.8

0.077

Interest and attitudes towards depressive and anxiety disorders

ā€ƒSpecial interest in patients with anxiety and depressive disorders (% yes)

47.8

52.2

0.768

ā€ƒDAQ mean score (SD)

ā€ƒā€ƒTreatment attitudes

42.9 (5.6)

45.8 (8.3)

0.173

ā€ƒā€ƒProfessional unease

45.4 (8.2)

44.5 (7.4)

0.708

ā€ƒā€ƒDepression malleability

38.4 (10.8)

41.8 (11.1)

0.302

ā€ƒā€ƒDepression identification

47.6 (8.8)

45.7 (13.1)

0.560

ā€ƒREASONa mean score (SD)

ā€ƒā€ƒProfessional comfort with and competence in care of mental health problems

3.1 (0.4)

3.2 (0.5)

0.432

ā€ƒā€ƒGPsā€™ concerns about problems with the health care system for treatment of anxiety and depression

4.5 (0.8)

4.3 (0.8)

0.641

Mean (SD) number of hours professional training on depression last year

2.8 (2.2)

3.4 (2.1)

0.408

Mean (SD) number of hours professional training on anxiety last year

2.0 (1.5)

2.5 (1.9)

0.290

Barriers to provision of health careb (% score 4, 5 or 6)

ā€ƒPerceived time limitations

65.2

60.9

0.760

ā€ƒPerceived lack of knowledge and skills for the recognition of anxiety and depressive disorders

13.0

13.0

1.000

ā€ƒPerceived lack of knowledge and skills for treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders

8.7

17.4

0.381

Barriers to implementation of guidelinesc

ā€ƒBarriers for implementation of depression and anxiety guidelines, mean score (SD)

34.0 (4.3)

33.8 (4.0)

0.859

Collaboration with professionals in mental health services (% yes)

ā€ƒMental health nurse in primary care

56.5

59.1

0.862

ā€ƒPrimary care psychologist

13.0

21.7

0.437

ā€ƒSocial workers

21.7

43.5

0.116

ā€ƒSpecialist mental health worker

4.4

9.1

0.524

Levels of burnout (UBOS-C, %)

ā€ƒEmotional exhaustion

0.038*

ā€ƒā€ƒLow level

39.1

69.6

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒModerate level

61

30

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒHigh level

-

-

Ā 

ā€ƒDepersonalisation

0.361

ā€ƒā€ƒLow level

17.4

21.7

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒModerate level

65.2

73.9

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒHigh level

17.4

4.4

Ā 

ā€ƒPersonal accomplishment

0.741

ā€ƒā€ƒLow level

17.4

26.1

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒModerate level

47.8

39.1

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒHigh level

34.8

34.8

Ā 
  1. FTE full-time equivalent, DAQ Depression Attitude Questionnaire, UBOS-C Utrecht Burn-Out Scale for the Contractual professions.
  2. *p value <0.05.
  3. aREASON questionnaire: GPsā€™ attitudes to their role in the management of anxiety and depressive disorders.
  4. bBased on a questionnaire developed at the Scientific Institute for Quality of Health Care.
  5. cThe barriers and facilitators assessment instrument.
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