Group | General practitioners | Gastroenterological specialists | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Study | A [31] | B [32] | C [33] | D [34] |
Study period | March–June 2017 | October 2019–March 2020 | January–March 2018 | April–October 2020 |
N (response rate) | 391 (16%) | 2701 (26%) | 54 (40%) | 313 (59%) |
Gender | 60% male, 40% female | 61% male, 39% female | 83% male, 17% female | 84% male, 16% female |
(Specialist) Background | 100% General Practice | 75% General Practice, 25% Internal medicine (working as GP) | 67% specialists in internal medicine and gastroenterology, 29% specialists in internal medicine, 4% other | 65% specialists in internal medicine and gastroenterology, 28% specialists in internal medicine, 7% other |
Mean age | 51 (Median: 52) | 52 (Median: 53) | 54 (Median: 55) | 58 (Median: 57) |
Office setting | 47% in medium-sized and large towns or cities, 53% in small towns or rural areas | 49% in medium-sized and large towns or cities, 51% in small towns or rural areas | 80% in medium-sized and large towns or cities, 20% in small towns or rural areas | 67% in medium-sized and large towns or cities, 33% in small towns or rural areas |
Type of office | 49% individual doctor’s offices, 48% joint offices, 3% other | 51% individual doctor’s offices, 46% joint offices, 3% other | 33% individual doctor’s offices, 63% joint offices, 4% other | 40% individual doctor’s offices, 57% joint offices, 3% other |
Patients per quarter | 23% < 1.000, 37% 1.000–1.500, 19% 1.501–2.000, 21% > 2.000 | 19% < 1.000, 38% 1.000–1.500, 19% 1.501–2.000, 24% > 2.000 | 25% < 1000, 23% 1000–1500, 25% 1500–2000, 27% > 2000 | 30% < 1000, 19% 1000–1500, 22% 1500–2000, 29% > 2000 |