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Table 2 Characteristics associated with acceptance of patients who require opioids

From: Accepting new patients who require opioids into family practice: results from the MAAP-NS census survey study

 

What proportion accepts patients who require opioids?

 

Yes

n = 235

No

n = 91

Provider characteristics

 Sex***

  Female (n = 145)

119 (82.1%)

26 (17.9%)

  Male (n = 181)

116 (64.1%)

65 (35.9%)

 Age of FP in years *** (mean, SD)

51.3 (10.4)

55.6 (8.5)

 Years in practice *** (mean, SD)

24.0 (11.1)

30.0 (9.1)

 Hours of patient care per week (mean, SD)*

30.5 (11.4)

26.9 (11.6)

Practice Characteristics

 Number of FPs in practice ***

  Solo (n = 116)

74 (63.8%)

42 (36.2%)

  2 FPs (n = 59)

38 (64.4%)

21 (35.6%)

  3–5 FPs (n = 82)

60 (73.2%)

22 (26.8%)

  6–9 FPs (n = 42)

36 (85.7%)

6 (14.3%)

  10 or more FPs (n = 27)

27 (100%)

0

 Nurse in practice (FPN, MHN, PHN)*** (n = 116)

98 (84.5%)

18 (15.5%)

 Nurse Practitioner in practice with FP** (n = 58)

51 (87.9%)

7 (12.1%)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. ***p < 0.001
  4. FP Family Physician
  5. SD Standard Deviation
  6. FPN Family Practice Nurse
  7. MHN Mental Health Nurse
  8. PHN Public Health Nurse