Table 1 Basic characteristics of 161 participating General practitioners
| Â | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 112 (69.6) |
 Female | 49 (30.4) |
Age (mean, SD) (missing n = 6) | 52.18 (8.83) |
Years of experience in ambulatory care (mean, SD) (missing n = 11) | 14.97 (9.56) |
Practice type (missing n = 2) | |
 Single practice | 42 (26.6) |
 Double practice | 41 (25.9) |
 Group practice (≥3 GPs/practice) | 75 (47.5) |
Work-time % of GP (missing n = 3) | |
 30–60% | 36 (22.9) |
 70–80% | 39 (24.8) |
  > 80% | 82 (52.2) |
Affiliation to a GP network (missing n = 2) | |
 Yes | 105 (66.5) |
 No | 53 (33.5) |
Language of GP | |
 Latin (Italian / French) | 25 (15.5) |
 German | 136 (84.5) |
Location of GPa | |
 Central Switzerland | 18 (11.0) |
 Eastern Switzerland | 39 (23.9) |
 Midlands | 31 (19.0) |
 Northwestern Switzerland | 30 (18.4) |
 Lake Geneva region | 15 (9.2) |
 Ticino | 5 (3.1) |
 Zurich | 25 (15.3) |