Table 1 Physician characteristics and Consultation Pattern (n = 70)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 33 (47.1) |
Female | 37 (52.9) |
Years of clinical experience | |
1–5 | 24( 34.3) |
6 -10 | 30(42.9) |
11–15 | 7(10.0) |
> 15 | 9(12.9) |
Number of daily consultations | |
< 15 | 33 (47.1) |
15–25 | 28 ( 40.0) |
26–35 | 7 (10.0 |
> 35 | 2 (2.9) |
Frequency of attending to patients aged 60 years and above with multimorbidity daily | |
Never | 0 (0.0) |
Few times monthly | 22 (31.4) |
< than 3 days weekly | 10 (14.3) |
> 3 days weekly but not daily | 18 (25.7) |
Daily | 20 (28.6) |
Frequency of attending to patients aged 60 years and above with polypharmacy (> 5 medications) daily | |
Never | 4 (5.7) |
Few times monthly | 21 (30.0) |
< 3 days weekly | 18 ( 25.7) |
> 3 days weekly but not daily | 13 (18.6) |
Daily | 14 (20.0) |
Frequency of deprescribing during daily consultation | |
Never | 8 (11.4) |
Few times monthly | 26(37.1) |
< than 3 days weekly | 13(18.6) |
> 3 days weekly but not daily | 7(10.0) |
Daily | 16(22.9) |