Table 1 GP, practice and patient characteristics
Patient characteristics | Female | (IQR) | Male | (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 18 | 17 | ||
Age group (70–80 / 80+) | 10 / 8 | 9 / 8 | ||
Education index (low / medium / high) | 6 / 12 / 0 | 1 / 10 / 6 | ||
Median number of health problems | 19 | (13.0-29.5) | 14 | (10.0-16.5) |
Worries about health (N) | 10 | 6 | ||
GP characteristics | Female | (range) | Male | (range) |
Number | 4 | 5 | ||
Median age (years) | 47.5 | (43–60) | 48.0 | (46–55) |
Specialty training: GP / internal medicine | 3/1 | 3/2 | ||
Median practice experience (years) | 15.5 | (11–22) | 11 | (7–14) |
Practice characteristics | City | Small town | Country | (overall range) |
Number of practices (N) | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Single handed practices (N) | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Median size (patient contacts quarterly) | 950 | 1000 | 1200 | (700–1800) |
Median% of patients >70 years | 36 | 30 | 25 | (10–45) |