Table 1 Sample characteristics reported by Family Medicine Physicians based on how frequently they believe adolescent well visits should occur*
Less than Annual Well Visits (%) | Annual Well Visits (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider Characteristics | ||||
Gender of provider | .500 | |||
Male | 70.7 | 65.9 | ||
Female | 29.3 | 34.1 | ||
Age of provider | .245 | |||
< 50 years old | 29.8 | 38.4 | ||
≥ 50 years old | 70.2 | 61.6 | ||
Provider residency graduation (year) | .785 | |||
Prior to 2000 | 80.7 | 82.3 | ||
2000 or after | 19.3 | 17.7 | ||
Practice Demographics | ||||
Patient race, mean (SD) | ||||
White | 61.43 (24.37) | 60.37 (21.47) | .755 | |
Black | 16.45 (20.68) | 13.56 (1.06) | .536 | |
Hispanic | 16.27 (17.15) | 15.11 (1.18) | .883 | |
Asian, Pacific Islander | 4.89 (5.13) | 6.65 (.520) | .007 | |
Other | 2.48 (.328) | 1.25 (3.39) | .543 | |
Patient age, mean (SD) | ||||
11-12 years old | 5.03 (3.83) | 5.64 (3.73) | .292 | |
13-17 years old | 6.04 (3.81) | 7.30 (3.94) | .037 | |
18-24 years old | 11.23 (6.14) | 11.16 (7.37) | .834 | |
Provider office has process for well visit reminders | .96 | |||
No | 49.1 | 36.6 | ||
Yes | 50.9 | 63.4 |