Numbera (n = 1183) | Frequency,a % | |
---|---|---|
Stratification variables | ||
Age at inclusion, years (tertiles) | ||
<50 | 362 | 30.6 |
50–58 | 386 | 32.6 |
>58 | 435 | 36.8 |
Sex | ||
Female | 363 | 30.7 |
Male | 820 | 69.3 |
Workload (number of consultations/visits from December 2011 to November 2012) | ||
<3067 | 294 | 24.8 |
3067–6028 | 592 | 50.1 |
>6028 | 297 | 25.1 |
GP density of the municipality of practice | ||
< −19.3% of the national average | 296 | 25.0 |
−19.3% to +17.7% of the national average | 591 | 50.0 |
> +17.7% of the national average | 296 | 25.0 |
Professional characteristics | ||
Proportion of patients with ALDb (distribution of GPs in quartiles) | ||
1st quartile (low proportion of ALD patients) | 240 | 22.7 |
2nd quartile | 266 | 25.1 |
3rd quartile | 274 | 25.9 |
4th quartile (high proportion of ALD patients) | 279 | 26.3 |
Proportion of patients aged ≥70 years (distribution of GP in quartiles)c | ||
1st quartile (low proportion of patients ≥70 years) | 233 | 22.0 |
2nd quartile | 258 | 24.4 |
3rd quartile | 276 | 26.1 |
4th quartile (high proportion of patients ≥70 years) | 292 | 27.6 |
Proportion of patients with low income (distribution of GP in quartiles)d | ||
1st quartile (low proportion of patients with low income) | 262 | 24.7 |
2nd quartile | 262 | 24.7 |
3rd quartile | 271 | 25.6 |
4th quartile (high proportion of patients with low income) | 265 | 25.0 |
Practice of complementary medicine (for example, acupuncture, homeopathy) | ||
No | 1030 | 87.0 |
Yes | 153 | 13.0 |
Participated in a continuing medical education course in 2012 | ||
No | 133 | 11.2 |
Yes | 996 | 84.2 |
Missing data | 54 | 4.6 |
Reported proportion of patients with multimorbidity on GP’s list (n = 1168) e | ||
<25% | 501 | 42.9 |
25–50% | 497 | 42.5 |
>50% | 170 | 14.6 |
↵a Descriptive analyses (weighted data).
↵b ALD — chronic disease, according to national health insurance. Proportion of patients with ALD = 124 missing data.
↵c Proportion of patients aged ≥70 = 124 missing data.
↵d Proportion of patients with low incomes = 123 missing data.
↵e Reported proportion of patients with multimorbidity on GP’s list (n = 1168) : means 15 ‘don’t know’ answers. ALD = affection de longue durée (long-term/major illness).