Practice Pattern by Physician Group According to Whether Physicians Practice Obstetrics (Yes) or Not (No)
| Urban Family Physicians | Rural Family Physicians | Obstetrician-Gynecologists | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Yes (n=100) | No (n=265) | P Value | Yes (n=120) | No (n=140) | P Value | Yes (n=242) | No (n=69) | P Value |
| Total professional hours per week | |||||||||
| No. responding | 100 | 261 | 104 | 126 | 238 | 58 | |||
| Mean no. of hours | 47.8 | 49.5 | .27 | 55.4 | 50.2 | .005 | 58.3 | 43.5 | .000 |
| Patient care hours spent per week | |||||||||
| No. responding | 100 | 261 | 104 | 126 | 238 | 58 | |||
| Direct patient care hours, mean % | 82.8 | 85.5 | .23 | 88.6 | 87.6 | .47 | 87.0 | 79.3 | .009 |
| Indirect patient care hours, mean % | 18.0 | 14.6 | .14 | 11.6 | 12.5 | .51 | 12.8 | 20.9 | .006 |
| Direct patient care hours spent per week | |||||||||
| No. responding | 99 | 258 | 104 | 127 | 231 | 56 | |||
| Ambulatory clinics, mean % | 85.5 | 89.9 | .06 | 78.8 | 81.2 | .37 | 65.7 | 76.9 | .000 |
| Hospital inpatient settings, mean % | 9.3 | 4.1 | .000 | 13.1 | 7.4 | .000 | 21.9 | 11.2 | .000 |
| Other settings, mean % | 5.2 | 6.1 | .69 | 8.1 | 11.4 | .17 | 12.4 | 12.0 | .84 |
| Weekly outpatient visits | |||||||||
| No. responding | 100 | 259 | 103 | 126 | 233 | 57 | |||
| Mean no. | 77.7 | 84.2 | .11 | 83.6 | 81.9 | .66 | 74.9 | 47.6 | .000 |
| Provide inpatient care | |||||||||
| No. responding | 99 | 250 | 101 | 122 | 233 | 57 | |||
| Yes, % | 84.8 | 45.2 | .000 | 96.0 | 70.5 | .000 | 100.0 | 70.2 | .000 |
| Among those providing inpatient care | |||||||||
| No. responding | 84 | 113 | 97 | 86 | 233 | 40 | |||
| Mean no. of weekly inpatient visits | 4.2 | 5.1 | .15 | 8.3 | 7.7 | .52 | 10.5 | 6.4 | .001 |
| Take call | |||||||||
| No. responding | 92 | 242 | 96 | 120 | 228 | 54 | |||
| Yes, % | 97.8 | 79.8 | .000 | 97.9 | 84.2 | .000 | 99.6 | 68.5 | .000 |
| Among those taking call | |||||||||
| Monthly on-call hours | |||||||||
| No. responding | 90 | 193 | 94 | 101 | 227 | 37 | |||
| Mean no. of hours | 96.8 | 109.2 | .39 | 122.2 | 141.3 | .36 | 119.5 | 201.6 | .03 |
| Monthly on-call patients | |||||||||
| No. responding | 84 | 148 | 89 | 90 | 221 | 36 | |||
| Mean no. of patients | 10.7 | 26.5 | .04 | 16.3 | 22.1 | .18 | 19.3 | 6.9 | .000 |