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Table 2 Bivariate relationships between demographic factors, physician-related features and perceived training competence

From: Are German family practitioners and psychiatrists sufficiently trained to diagnose and treat patients with alcohol problems?

Variable

n

‘I am adequately trained and educated to work with alcohol dependent patients.’

p-value

Does apply

Does not apply

Gender

 Male

354

202 (57.1%)

152 (42.9%)

< 0.001

 Female

389

163 (41.9%)

226 (58.1%)

Age

 < 40 years

60

29 (48.3%)

31 (51.7%)

0.021

 40–44 years

69

30 (43.5%)

39 (56.5%)

 45–49 years

107

53 (49.5%)

54 (50.5%)

 50–54 years

173

67 (38.7%)

106 (61.3%)

 55–59 years

139

76 (54.7%)

63 (45.3%)

 60–64 years

96

54 (56.3%)

42 (43.8%)

 > 64 years

99

57 (57.6%)

42 (43.8%)

Federal state

 Saxony

450

221 (49.1%)

229 (50.9%)

n.s.

 Rhineland - Palatinate

295

146 (49.5%)

149 (50.5%)

Medical speciality

 Family practitioner

634

284 (44.8%)

350 (55.2%)

< 0.001

 Psychiatrist

81

66 (81.5%)

15 (18.5%)

Practise location

 Rural area

374

170 (45.5%)

204 (54.5%)

n.s.

 Urban area

368

193 (52.4%)

175 (47.6%)

Years after graduation from medical school

 <11 years

40

16 (38.1%)

26 (61.9%)

n.s.

 11–20 years

157

82 (50.9%)

79 (49.1%)

 >20 years

536

269 (49.6%)

273 (50.4%)

Number of patients diagnosed as ICD-10: F10.1 in 2012

 0–6

143

46 (32.2%)

97 (67.8%)

< 0.001

 7–12

179

71 (39.7%)

108 (60.3%)

 13–24

145

76 (52.4%)

69 (47.6%)

 25–49

153

86 (56.2%)

67 (43.8%)

 > 49

102

78 (76.5%)

24 (23.5%)

Number of patients diagnosed as ICD-10: F10.2 in own practise

 0–6

215

77 (35.8%)

138 (64.2%)

< 0.001

 7–12

213

91 (42.7%)

122 (57.3%)

 13–24

144

81 (56.3%)

63 (43.8%)

 25–49

91

52 (57.1%)

39 (42.9%)

 > 49

66

56 (84.8%)

10 (15.2%)

Continuing medical education on “alcohol dependency”

 0–3 h

196

54 (27.6%)

142 (72.4%)

< 0.001

 4–10 h

141

47 (33.3%)

94 (66.7%)

 > 10 h

233

170 (73.0%)

63 (27.0%)

Board certificate “treating addiction in primary care”

 Yes

37

33 (89.2%)

4 (10.8%)

< 0.001

 No

709

334 (47.1%)

375 (52.9%)