Participant demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%) of participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Family physicians n = 17 | Referred patients n = 8 | Nonreferred patients n = 7 | |
| Age, yr | |||
| 20–29 | – | 1 (12) | 0 (0) |
| 30–39 | – | 2 (25) | 1 (14) |
| 40–49 | – | 1 (12) | 1 (14) |
| 50–59 | – | 2 (25) | 2 (29) |
| ≥ 60 | – | 2 (25) | 3 (43) |
| Practice setting | |||
| Urban | 10 (59) | – | – |
| Rural | 7 (41) | – | – |
| Years in practice | |||
| ≤ 9 | 3 (18) | – | – |
| 10–19 | 3 (18) | – | – |
| 20–29 | 6 (35) | – | – |
| 30–39 | 3 (18) | – | – |
| ≥ 40 | 2 (12) | – | – |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 5 (29) | 2 (25) | 3 (43) |
| Female | 12 (71) | 6 (75) | 4 (57) |
| Practice type | |||
| Family Health Team | 6 (35) | 3 (38) | 7 (100) |
| Other group practice | 6 (35) | 3 (38) | 0 (0) |
| Solo practice | 1 (6) | 2 (25) | 0 (0) |
| Walk-in clinic or hospitalist | 4 (24) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Years with practice | |||
| ≤ 4 | – | 1 (12) | 3 (43) |
| 5–9 | – | 3 (38) | 4 (57) |
| 10–14 | – | 2 (25) | 0 (0) |
| ≥ 20 | – | 2 (25) | 0 (0) |