Table 2 Characteristics of general practitioners (GPs) interviewed: comparisons according to their Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patient load
GPs interviewed for the | GPs following | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Inquiry | AD module | ≥1 AD patients | No AD patient | p |
N | 2083 | 1058 | 974 | 84 | |
Mean age | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 47.7 | 0.0007 |
Age >50 years | 53.9 | 54 | 55.1 | 40.5 | 0.010 |
Male | 68.8 | 69.1 | 70.7 | 50.0 | <0.0001 |
Type of office (alone vs group practice) | 48.0 | 47.7 | 47.2 | 54.2 | 0.217 |
Total (vs. partial) fee reimbursement | 89.1 | 88.5 | 89.6 | 75.0 | <0.0001 |
Role as an educator (medical students) | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 14.3 | 0.164 |
High patient load (>21 patients/day) | 59.8 | 59.6 | 62.1 | 31.3 | <0.0001 |
Involved in educating the public | 33.6 | 33.1 | 33.4 | 29.8 | 0.500 |
Alternative medicine techniques (used often or always) | 23.8 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 46.4 | <0.0001 |
>10% of clientele underprivileged | 25.6 | 26.6 | 27 | 22.2 | 0.353 |
Participation in a network | 38.9 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 28.6 | 0.046 |
5–7 days/week (vs. fewer days) in office | 58 | 57.7 | 59.4 | 37.8 | <0.0001 |