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Table 2 GP profile according to journal

From: The profile of general practitioners (GPs) who publish in selected family practice journals

 

AFP

Family Practice

JFP

p-value**

 

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

  1. **: Tested between AFP and Family Practice (JFP excluded).