Perspectives on disclosure of the dementia diagnosis among primary care physicians in Japan: a qualitatively driven mixed methods study

Table 2 Characteristics of participants (2017) (n = 24)

	Rural (n = 12)	Urban/Suburban (n = 12)	Total (n = 24)
Years practicing as physician^a	12.7 ± 5.9 (6–24)	17.4 ± 8.1 (9–38)	15.0 ± 7.4 (6–38)
Years practicing as PCP^a	9.0 ± 6.4 (3–22)	11.9 ± 5.2 (5–22)	10.5 ± 5.9 (3–22)
Gender^b
Male	9 (75%)	8 (67%)	17 (71%)
Female	3 (25%)	4 (33%)	7 (29%)
Setting^b
Clinic	8 (67%)	10 (83%)	18 (75%)
Hospital	4 (33%)	2 (17%)	6 (25%)

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