Table 1 Characteristics of General Practitioners (GPs)
From: The role of older patients’ goals in GP decision-making about medicines: a qualitative study
GP characteristics | No. of GPs n = 32 |
|---|---|
Years of GP working experience (years) | |
1–9 | 14 |
10–19 | 6 |
20–29 | 4 |
30+ | 8 |
Gender | |
Female | 18 |
Male | 14 |
Role at medical practice | |
Registrar/in training | 7 |
Contractor/sessional/salaried | 17 |
Principal/partner | 8 |
Number of GPs at medical practice | |
1–5 | 14 |
6–10 | 9 |
11+ | 9 |
How many patients seen who were 75+ years (%; estimate per year) | |
1–19 | 10 |
20–39 | 15 |
40+ | 7 |
Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage Quintilea | |
1 (most disadvantaged) | 2 |
2 | 8 |
3 | 0 |
4 | 6 |
5 (least disadvantaged) | 16 |