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Table 1 Participant information of all six focus groups

From: Recognition of patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms by family physicians: results of a focus group study

 

Number of FPs (n = 29)

Gender

 

 Male

16

 Female

13

Age in years (range)

51 (31–67)

Experience as a FP in years (range)

19 (0–34)

Working hoursa

 

 Full time

15

 Part time

13

 Not practicing at the moment

1

Type of practice

 

 Solo

1

 Pair

8

 Group

16

 Self-employedb

3

 Not practicing at the moment

1

Urbanization

 

 Rural

14

 Urban

13

 Variableb

1

 Not practicing at the moment

1

  1. FP family physician. aFull time means 80–100 % working; Part time means less than 80 % working. bSelf-employed FPs work in different family practices