Table 1 Sample description
Characteristics | Numbers (N = 27) |
|---|---|
Gender | 10 female, 17 males |
Age | Mean: 58.6 years (min: 37 years, max: 73 years) |
Specialist specialty | Primary care internists: 5 General medicine: 21 Unknown: 1 |
Practice holder since | Mean: 19.3 years (min: 1 year, max: 39 years) |
Practice type | 21 single-handed practices, 6 group practices |
Practice size: number of physicians per practices | One physician: 18 Two physicians: 8 Three physicians: 1 |
Practice size: total staff per practice | Two persons: 2 Three persons: 4 Four persons: 4 Five persons: 7 Six persons: 5 Seven persons: 3 15 persons: 1 |
Location of practice | Villages (under 5,000 inhabitants): 9 Small town (5,000–19,999 inhabitants): 3 Middle town (20,000–100,000): 14 City (bigger 100,000): 1 |