Table 1 Sample characteristics of the participating GPs and corresponding national data for general practice GPs, 2005.
Intervention group | Control group | Norwegian general practice GPs1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 23) | (n = 29) | (n = 3757) | |
Females, n (%) | 8 (34.8) | 11 (38.0) | 1145 (30.5) |
Males, n (%) | 15 (65.2) | 18 (62.1) | 2612 (69.5) |
Speciality in Family Medicine, n (%) | 16 (69.6) | 24 (82.8) | 2217 (59.0)* |
Mean age, y (SD) | 49.3 (10.4) | 49.5 (8.7) | 47.9 |
Mean Weekly working hours, h (SD) | 37.5 (7.2) | 41.3 (8.5) | - |
Mean daily consultations, n (SD) | 21.8 (4.7) | 21.0 (4.8) | - |
Mean list size, n (SD) | 1254.1 (397.4) | 1309.8 (210.0) | 1189.0* |