Table 3 Characteristics of participating GPs, their practices and patients
Variables | Intervention | Control | p |
|---|---|---|---|
General practitioners | N = 51 | N = 73 |  |
Clusters (municipalities) | 26 | 28 | Â |
    Female (%) | 21 (41 %) | 32 (43 %) | ns |
    Age (SD) | 47.3 (11.39 | 49.4 (10.4) | ns |
    Year in practice (SD) | 16.1 (11.5) | 17.3 (10.9) | ns |
    Specialist in family medicine yes (%) | 31 (61 %) | 51 (70 %) | ns |
Practices | Â | Â | Â |
    No of patients on list (SD) | 1056 (352) | 1084 (354) | ns |
    Large municipality/city (%) | 9 (18 %) | 43 (59 %) | <0.001 |
    Many elderly on list (%) | 39 (76 %) | 42 (57 %) | 0.03 |
Patients | N = 182 | N = 203 |  |
    Female (%) | 116 (64 %) | 159 (78 %) | 0.002 |
    Age (SD) | 73.9 (7.6) | 75.1 (7.7) | ns |
    Mild depressive episode (F32.0) | 21 (12 %) | 35 (17 %) | ns |
    Moderate depressive episode (F32.1) | 22 (12 %) | 23 (11 %) | ns |
    Severe depressive episode (F32.2-3) | 28 (15 %) | 35 (17 %) | ns |
    Recurrent depression or dysthymia (F33.0-3, F34.1) | 111 (61 %) | 110 (55 %) | ns |