Individual, Practice, and Residency Characteristics by Preparedness and Current Practice of Buprenorphine Treatment
| Characteristics | Prepared | Practicing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P | Yes | No | P | |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | Value | No. (%) | No. (%) | Value | |
| Individual characteristics | ||||||
| Prepared to provide buprenorphinea | ||||||
| Yes | … | … | … | 63 (45.7) | 135 (7.3) | <.01 |
| No | … | … | 75 (54.3) | 1,706 (92.7) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 81 (40.9) | 785 (44.1) | .95 | 67 (48.5) | 799 (43.4) | .10 |
| Female | 117 (59.1) | 996 (55.9) | 71 (51.5) | 1,042 (56.6) | ||
| Age | 36.4 (4.4) | 35.9 (4.4) | .16 | 36.1 (4.5) | 35.9 (4.4) | .38 |
| Medical school type | ||||||
| Allopathic | 180 (90.9) | 1,508 (84.7) | .09 | 125 (90.6) | 1,563 (84.9) | .18 |
| Osteopathic | 18 (9.1) | 273 (15.3) | 13 (9.4) | 278 (15.1) | ||
| Loan program | ||||||
| Yes | 75 (37.9) | 609 (34.2) | .94 | 53 (38.4) | 631 (34.3) | .49 |
| No | 123 (62.1) | 1,172 (65.8) | 85 (61.6) | 1,210 (65.7) | ||
| Researchb | ||||||
| Yes | 38 (19.2) | 241 (13.5) | .02 | 36 (26.1) | 243 (13.2) | <.01 |
| No | 160 (80.8) | 1,540 (86.5) | 102 (73.9) | 1,598 (86.8) | ||
| Faculty | ||||||
| Yes | 23 (11.6) | 212 (11.9) | .98 | 23 (16.7) | 212 (11.5) | .17 |
| No | 175 (88.4) | 1,569 (88.1) | 115 (83.3) | 1,629 (88.5) | ||
| Residency characteristics | ||||||
| FQHC | ||||||
| Yes | 49 (25.5) | 313 (19.0) | .25 | 35 (25.9) | 327 (19.1) | .14 |
| No | 143 (74.5) | 1,339 (81.0) | 100 (74.1) | 1,382 (80.9) | ||
| THC funding | ||||||
| Yes | 9 (4.6) | 66 (3.7) | .70 | 11 (8.0) | 64 (3.5) | .06 |
| No | 189 (95.4) | 1,715 (96.3) | 127 (92.0) | 1,777 (96.5) | ||
| Rural track | ||||||
| Yes | 19 (9.6) | 142 (8.0) | .88 | 9 (6.5) | 152 (8.3) | .45 |
| No | 179 (90.4) | 1,639 (92.0) | 129 (93.5) | 1,689 (91.7) | ||
| Residency region | ||||||
| Northeast | 65 (32.8) | 278 (15.6) | .01 | 33 (23.9) | 310 (16.8) | .01 |
| South | 42 (21.2) | 600 (33.7) | 35 (25.4) | 607 (33.0) | ||
| Midwest | 41 (20.7) | 530 (29.8) | 26 (18.8) | 545 (29.6) | ||
| West | 50 (25.3) | 373 (20.9) | 44 (31.9) | 379 (20.6) | ||
| Residents per class | 9.4 (3.2) | 8.5 (2.9) | .06 | 8.9 (2.7) | 8.5 (3.0) | .38 |
| Practice characteristics | ||||||
| FQHC | ||||||
| Yes | … | … | … | 32 (26.7) | 156 (10.2) | .01 |
| No | … | … | … | 88 (73.3) | 1,374 (89.8) | |
| Rural | ||||||
| Yes | … | … | … | 3 (2.5) | 68 (4.4) | .44 |
| No | … | … | … | 117 (97.5) | 1,462 (95.6) | |
| Site size | ||||||
| Solo practice | … | … | … | 8 (6.7) | 50 (3.3) | .10 |
| 2-5 physicians | … | … | … | 34 (28.3) | 575 (37.6) | |
| 6-20 physicians | … | … | … | 49 (40.8) | 567 (37.0) | |
| >20 physicians | … | … | … | 29 (24.2) | 338 (22.1) | |
| Site region | ||||||
| Northeast | … | … | … | 32 (23.4) | 215 (12.0) | <.01 |
| South | … | … | … | 34 (24.8) | 646 (36.0) | |
| Midwest | … | … | … | 19 (13.9) | 442 (24.6) | |
| West | … | … | … | 52 (37.9) | 491 (27.4) | |