Table 1 Characteristics of the samplinga
From: How general practitioners perceive the aging trajectory of oldest-old - A qualitative study
Participants | Age (years) Mean (SD) | Sex (Male: M / Female: F) n (%) | Years of practice Mean (SD) | Mode of practice n (%) | Location of practice | Patients characteristics (% older patients, estimated by the participant) | Complementary geriatric training (-: no / +: yes) | Trainer (-: no; I: yes in initial training, C: yes in continuing professional training) | Internship supervisor (- : no / + : yes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 46.7 (13) | Female: 7 (41) Male: 10 (59%) | 17 (14) | Medical health center: 13 (32) Working as substitute: 1 (5) Geriatric clinic: 1 (5) Sole practitioner: 2 (11) | Urban: 8 (47) Semi rural: 7 (41) Rural: 1 (5) | NA | Complementary geriatric training : 3 (17) | No: 14 (82) Initial training: 1 (5) Continuing professional training: 3 (17) | No: 12 (71) Yes: 5 (29) |
A1 | 61 | M | 32 | Medical health center with 5 GPs and 2 nurses | Semi-rural | Older patients (20%) | - | - | + |
A2 | 35 | F | 5 | Medical health center with 5 GPs | Semi-rural | Older patients (30%) | - | - | - |
A3 | 61 | M | 32 | Medical health center of 3 GPs | Semi-rural | Older patients (40%) | - | - | + |
A4 | 55 | M | 24 | Medical health center of 3 GPs | Urban | Older patients (30%) | + | - | + |
A5 | 40 | M | 5 | Medical health center of 3 GPs | Urban | Younger patients (3%) | - | - | - |
B1 | 29 | F | 1 | GP working as substitute | NA | NA | - | - | - |
B2 | 29 | M | 1 | Geriatric Clinic | Urban | NA | - | - | - |
B3 | 50 | M | 21 | Medical health center of 4 GPs | Semi-rural | Younger patients (5%) | + | C | + |
B4 | 70 | M | 40 | Sole practitioner | Urban | Older patients (75%) | - | - | - |
B5 | 68 | F | 38 | Sole practitioner | Urban | Older patients (30%) | - | - | - |
B6 | 44 | F | 15 | Medical health center of 2 GPs | Urban | Younger patients (10%) | - | - | - |
C1 | 48 | F | 17 | Medical health center of 3 GPs | Urban | Older patients (30%) | - | - | - |
C2 | 34 | F | 4 | Medical health center : 3 GPs + speech-language pathologist + chiropodist | Semi-rural | Mixed patients | - | - | - |
C3 | 50 | F | NA | Medical health center of 5 GPs | Semi-rural | Mixed patients (20%) | - | - | - |
C4 | 34 | M | 1 | Medical health center of 4 GPs, project for pluriprofessional medical health center, Chairman of territorial community of health professionals | Rural | Younger patients (Missing data), patients from associated GPs in the same clinic | - | C | - |
C5 | 55 | M | 34 | Medical health center of 3 GPs, Nursing home coordinating doctor | Urban | Older patients (40%) | + | Professor of general practice : I, C | + |
D1 | 31 | M | 3 | Medical health center of 3 GPs | Semi-rural | Older patients (10%) | - | - | - |