Skip to main content

Table 1 GP characteristics – study 1

From: Factors influencing general practitioners’ decisions about cardiovascular disease risk reassessment: findings from experimental and interview studies

  

Study 1 (n = 144)

Sex

M

62 (43 %)

 

F

82 (57 %)

Age

<40

18 (13 %)

 

40–49

33 (23 %)

 

50–59

61 (42 %)

 

60+

30 (21 %)

Years of practice

< 10

6 (7 %)

 

10–19

23 (16 %)

 

20–29

49 (34 %)

 

30+

60 (42 %)

Number of GPs in practice

1–5

72 (50 %)

 

6–10

44 (31 %)

 

11–15

18 (13 %)

 

16+

6 (4 %)

 

Not applicable (Locum, etc.) or no answer

4 (3 %)

Self-reported use of AR (in practice)a

1 (Never)

18 (13 %)

 

2

27 (19 %)

 

3

39 (27 %)

 

4

38 (26 %)

 

5 (Always)

21 (14 %)

Self-reported use of AR (in study cases)a

1 (Never)

12 (8 %)

 

2

15 (10 %)

 

3

37 (26 %)

 

4

45 (31 %)

 

5 (Always)

34 (24 %)

  1. a1–5 Likert scale (1 = never, 5 = always); Percentages may not always add up to 100 due to missing responses