Table 2.

Summarized Participant Characteristics

Participants, No.23
Years practicing medicine
    Mean27.4
    Minimum3
    Maximum44
State distribution, No. (%)
    Minnesota12 (52)
    Rhode Island11 (48)
Specialty, No. (%)
    Family medicine17 (74)
    Internal medicine (PCP)5 (22)
    Internal medicine-pediatrics1 (4)
Practice setting, No. (%)
    Academic10 (44)
    For profit6 (26)
    Nonprofit7 (30)
Personal connection to adoption, No. (%)
    Yes17 (74)a
    No6 (26)
Personal connection to LFMH, No. (%)
    Yes20 (87)
    No3 (13)
  • LFMH = limited family medical history; PCP = primary care physician.

  • a A total of 8 (35%) were parents who adopted (4 from Rhode Island, 4 from Minnesota), and 3 (13%) were siblings or aunt/uncle of adoptee.