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Table 2 Working conditions comparing type of practice and urban or rural practice location defined according to self-rating (N = 667)

From: A comparison of the workload of rural and urban primary care physicians in Germany: analysis of a questionnaire survey

 

Urban area (n = 220; Single n = 126; Group n = 94)

Small town (n = 262; Single n = 125; Group n = 137)

Rural area (n = 185; Single (n = 98); Group (n = 87)

p-value

Working time per week Mean (SD)

    

   Single practice

51.2 (12.0)

51.8(12.4)

55.2 (12.7)

0.042

   Group practice

48.3 (12.5)

50.1 (14.6)

50.7 (13.7)

0.469

Patients seen per week

Mean (SD)

    

   Single practice

234.8 (121.2)

258.8 (150.5)

272.8 (122.4)

0.094

   ≤100

18.6%

16.5%

9.2%

0.416

   101-200

29.5%

26.8%

30.6%

 

   201-300

29.5%

26.0%

30.6%

 

   ≥300

22.5%

30.7%

29.6%

 

   Group practice

231.8 (133.9)

234.6 (106.4)

253.4 (132.9)

0.445

   ≤100

16.8%

13.0%

8.7%

0.213

   101-200

38.9%

34.1%

38.0%

 

   201-300

21.1%

34.8%

27.2%

 

   ≥300

23.2%

18.1%

26.1%

 

Proportion of private health insures Mean (SD)

    

   Single practice

14.5 (15.5)

13.2 (17.7)

11.4 (13.2)

0.332

   Group practice

13.7 (13.4)

11.4 (8.0)

11.1 (10.6)

0.717