Table 1 Practice and PCP characteristics based on the QCPC questionnaire
PCP characteristics | |
N | 12 |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 8 (67) |
Age in years, mean (min–max) | 49 (32–74) |
Years in practice, mean (min–max) | 14 (1–43) |
Practice characteristics | |
Community size | |
Inhabitants, n (%) | |
< 5000 | 6 (50) |
5.000–20.000 | 1 (8) |
> 20.000–100.000 | 1 (8) |
> 100.000 | 4 (33) |
Practice size | |
Patients per week, mean (min–max) | 240 (75–500) |
Percentage of patient groups, mean (min–max) | |
≥ 60 years | 37 (20–70) |
≥ 2 chronic diseases | 48 (30–80) |
Mental diseases | 20 (5–50) |
Migration background | 12 (0–70) |
Practice employees by profession, mean (min–max) | |
PCPs | 2.4 (1–6) |
Assistants | 3.6 (1–6) |
Nurses | 0.1 (0–1) |
Apprentices | 0.4 (0–2) |
Other | 0.4 (0–2) |
Frequency of using evidence-based guidelines for patient treatment, n (%) | |
Always | 1 (8) |
Most of times | 4 (33) |
Sometimes | 7 (58) |
Rarely | 0 |
Never | 0 |
Training | |
Participation frequency in trainings in the last 12 months, mean (min–max) | |
On medical topic (N = 12) | 11 (3–40) |
On practice organisation (N = 10) | 0.7 (0–2) |
Participation frequency in quality circles, mean (min–max) | 3.3 (2–4) |
Individual selection criteria for trainings | |
Date | 10 (83) |
Content | 11 (92) |
Supporting program | 1 (8) |
Place | 11 (92) |
Speaker | 6 (50) |
CME points | 2 (17) |
Exchange with colleagues | 4 (33) |
Independence from the industry | 6 (50) |