Table 2 Participants’ demographics and practice characteristics (N = 70)
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Demographic | |
 Gender | |
  Male | 34 (48.6%) |
 Ethnicity | |
  Chinese | 59 (84.3%) |
  Indian | 7 (10.0%) |
  Others | 4 (5.7%) |
 Practice experience (years) | |
  3–4 | 4 (5.7%) |
  5–10 | 30 (42.9%) |
  11–15 | 18 (25.7%) |
  16–20 | 5 (7.1%) |
   > 20 | 13 (18.6%) |
 Age (years) | |
  20–29 | 5 (7.1%) |
  30–39 | 41 (58.6%) |
  40–49 | 14 (20.0%) |
  50–59 | 10 (14.3%) |
Practice setting | |
 Current practice setting | |
  Polyclinic | 55 (78.6%) |
  Private general practitioner | 15 (21.4%) |
 Practice area | |
  North | 10 (14.3%) |
  South | 15 (21.4%) |
  East | 11 (15.7%) |
  West | 10 (14.3%) |
  Central | 24 (34.3%) |
 Types of medical records | |
  Paper records | 5 (7.1%) |
  Partial/ in transition | 5 (7.1%) |
  Full electronic records | 60 (85.7%) |
Current experience with patients | |
 Average number of patients seen monthly | |
   < 300 | 7 (10.0%) |
  300–400 | 6 (8.6%) |
  401–500 | 3 (4.3%) |
  501–600 | 9 (12.9%) |
   > 600 | 45 (64.3%) |
 Average amount of time spent with each patient (minutes) | |
   < 5 | 1 (1.4%) |
  5–10 | 44 (62.9%) |
  11–15 | 21 (30.0%) |
  16–20 | 3 (4.3%) |
   > 20 | 1 (1.4%) |
 Average number of cancer survivors seen monthly | |
   < 5 | 23 (32.9%) |
  5–10 | 21 (30.0%) |
  11–15 | 15 (21.4%) |
  16–20 | 2 (2.9%) |
   > 20 | 9 (12.9%) |
 Time spent caring for cancer survivors care on cancer-related issues (% of total consultation time spent in practice) | |
   < 20 | 67 (95.7%) |
  20–50 | 3 (4.3%) |