From: The profile of general practitioners (GPs) who publish in selected family practice journals
AFP | Family Practice | JFP | p-value** | ||||
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N | Mean (CI95%) | N | Mean (CI95%) | N | Mean | ||
Days per week attending patients | 26 | 2.3 [1.66 - 2.84] | 41 | 2.7 [2.36 - 3.13] | 1 | 1 | 0.114 |
Hours per day attending patients | 26 | 6.3 [5.18 - 7.35] | 41 | 7.4 [6.57 - 8.26] | 1 | 8 | 0.056 |
Number of patients attended per week | 26 | 33.1 [23.52 - 42.63] | 41 | 54 [44.56 - 63.54] | 1 | 15 | 0.005 |
Hours dedicated to research | 26 | 16.9 [11.49 - 22.28] | 41 | 11.4 [8.75 - 14.05] | 1 | 32 | 0.211 |
Minutes spent attending each patient | 24 | 33.1 [24.63 - 41.62] | 41 | 26.2 [20.14 - 32.26] | 1 | 32 | 0.067 |
Proportion of time dedicated to research (%) | 25 | 47 [33.97 - 60.05] | 41 | 35.6 [28.98 - 42.29] | 1 | 80 | 0.124 |