Table 1.

Clinician Characteristics

CharacteristicIntervention (n=53) No. (%)Control (n=66) No. (%)
a Pertains only to medical doctors (MDs) and doctors of osteopathy (DOs); n = 38 in intervention group and n = 48 in control group.
Note: P values >.05 for all comparisons by Fisher 2-tailed exact test.
Sex
    Male30 (56.6)41 (62.1)
    Female23 (43.4)25 (37.9)
Race
    African American1 (1.9)1 (1.5)
    Asian2 (3.8)6 (9.1)
    Caucasian49 (92.4)54 (81.8)
    Other1 (1.9)5 (7.6)
Years since residency
    <25 (9.4)2 (3.0)
    2–56 (11.3)15 (22.7)
    6–1022 (41.5)16 (24.2)
    11–3019 (35.9)30 (45.5)
    >301 (1.9)3 (4.6)
Specialtya
    Family medicine25 (65.8)22 (45.8)
    Internal medicine11 (28.9)24 (50.0)
    Other2 (5.3)2 (4.2)
Clinician type
    Physician38 (71.7)48 (72.7)
    Midlevel clinician15 (28.3)18 (27.3)
Practice location
    Urban14 (26.4)23 (34.8)
    Suburban34 (64.2)30 (45.5)
    Rural5 (9.4)13 (19.7)