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Table 1 Bivariate Associations of International Physicians and Practice Characteristics with ACP.

From: Characteristics of international primary care practices and physicians related to advance care planning: a cross-sectional survey study

Variable

Characteristic

Total

Routine ACP, N (%)

No Routine ACP, N (%)

p-value

Ā 

Total

12,049

(Nā€‰=ā€‰4793, 40.2%)

(Nā€‰=ā€‰7116, 59.8%)

Ā 
Ā 

Physician-Reported Characteristics

Age Group

Younger than 45

2815 (34.9%)

1155 (32.0%)

1643 (37.5%)

<ā€‰0.001

45 or older

5246 (65.1%)

2455 (68.0%)

2737 (62.5%)

Gender

Female

3452 (42.9%)

1436 (39.9%)

1984 (45.3%)

<ā€‰0.001

Male

4595 (57.1%)

2163 (60.1%)

2393 (54.7%)

Stress

Not high stress

7310 (61.0%)

2827 (59.4%)

4404 (62.2%)

0.002

High stress

4667 (39.0%)

1935 (40.6%)

2679 (37.8%)

Ā 

Practice-Level Characteristics

Hours Worked

0ā€“34Ā h/week

2920 (24.6%)

946 (20.1%)

1933 (27.6%)

<ā€‰0.001

35ā€“40Ā h/week

3239 (27.3%)

1127 (23.9%)

2069 (29.5%)

40ā€“49Ā h/week

1826 (15.4%)

662 (14.1%)

1150 (16.4%)

50ā€“80Ā h/week

3871 (32.7%)

1974 (41.9%)

1861 (26.5%)

Practice Location

City

4577 (38.3%)

1687 (35.4%)

2827 (40.0%)

<ā€‰0.001

Suburb

2321 (19.4%)

927 (19.5%)

1360 (19.2%)

Small Town

2993 (25.0%)

1199 (25.2%)

1770 (25.1%)

Rural

2072 (17.3%)

951 (20.0%)

1108 (15.7%)

Number of Physicians in Practice

1-1.45

2580 (22.2%)

1133 (24.2%)

1408 (20.7%)

<ā€‰0.001

1.5ā€“2.95 FTE

2236 (19.3%)

983 (21.0%)

1225 (18.0%)

3-5.95 FTE

3776 (32.6%)

1427 (30.5%)

2317 (34.1%)

6-100 FTE

3008 (25.9%)

1134 (24.2%)

1845 (27.2%)

Time per Clinic Visit

1-11Ā min

2461 (20.6%)

1318 (27.8%)

1125 (16.0%)

<ā€‰0.001

12ā€“14Ā min

720 (6.04%)

333 (7.02%)

381 (5.40%)

15ā€“19Ā min

3497 (29.3%)

1401 (29.5%)

2058 (29.2%)

20ā€“240Ā min

5251 (44.0%)

1693 (35.7%)

3486 (49.4%)

PCMH Index

Mean (SD)

24.0 (6.30)

25.3 (6.15)

23.2 (6.25)

<ā€‰0.001