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Table 2 Number of, workload, remuneration and characteristic of participating GPs stratified by activity categories (n = 162)a

From: Participation in medical activities beyond standard consultations by Swiss general practitioners: a cross-sectional study

Category [question number]

Number of GPs (%)

Median hours per month spent on this activity

Number of GPs reporting at least one remunerated activity (% of GPs implicated)

Gender female

Mean age (±SD)

Practice in rural area

At least one activity [All questions: 1–17]

149 (92%)

23.4 h / mth

123 (83%)

47 (32%)

54.5 (±9.23)

45 (30%)

Teaching [1, 2]

83 (51%)

12.2 h / mth

74 (89%)

21 (38%)

55.2 (± 1.02)

27 (56%)

Care giving in specific structures [3–7]

90 (56%)

12.1 h / mth

74 (77%)

27 (49%)

55.1 (± 0.99)

32 (67%)

Medical expert or company doctor [8, 9]

66 (41%)

7.8 h / mth

52 (81%)

16 (29%)

55.0 (± 1.11)

24 (50%)

Community care giving [10–15]

117 (72%)

7.6 h / mth

73 (61%)

31 (58%)

54.6 (± 0.86)

38 (79%)

Other activities [16, 17]

41 (25%)

7.7 h / mth

29 (69%)

9 (16%)

57.1 (± 1.19)

12 (25%)

  1. aSix participants excluded because of missing demographic data