Table 1 Provider Characteristics and Knowledge (N = 62)
From: A survey of the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about medical cannabis among primary care providers
Provider Licensure, n (%) | |
Physician (MD, DO, MBBS) | 45 (75.6) |
Advanced Practice Professional (NP, PA) | 17 (27.4) |
Provider Specialty, n (%) | |
Internal Medicine | 33 (53.2) |
Family Medicine | 29 (46.8) |
Age, years | |
Mean (SD) | 46.3 (11.8) |
Median (IQR) | 43.5 (36.0, 58.0) |
Range | 27.0–65.0 |
Gender, n (%) | |
Female | 26 (42.6) |
Male | 35 (57.4) |
Registered to certify patients for medical cannabis, n (%) | |
Yes | 17 (27.4) |
No | 45 (75.6) |
Number of patients certified (n = 13 providers report certifying) | |
Mean (SD) | 3.7 (3.7) |
Median (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) |
Range | 1.0–15.0 |
Report of ever certifying a patient, n (%) | |
Yes | 16 (25.8) |
No | 46 (74.2) |
Report of having patients who have been certified, n (%) | |
Yes | 20 (50.0) |
No | 20 (50.0) |
Interest in learning more about medical cannabis, n (%) | |
Yes | 48 (77.4) |
No | 14 (22.6) |
Ready to answer questions about medical cannabis, n (%) | |
Yes | 31 (50%) |
No | 28 (45.2%) |
Do not want to answer questions about cannabis | 3 (4.8%) |