Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents in the analysis sample
Respondent characteristics | Control group (n = 243) | Experimental group (n = 255) |
|---|---|---|
Specialty | ||
Family medicine | 62.3 | 61.9 |
Internal medicine | 37.7 | 38.1 |
Post-graduate practice years in an outpatient setting | ||
<5 years | 5.9 | 6.4 |
5-10 | 17.0 | 16.3 |
>10 | 77.1 | 77.3 |
Number of patients seen/week | ||
< 40 | 10.0 | 13.4 |
40-59 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
60-79 | 23.6 | 21.5 |
>80 | 51.5 | 54.3 |
Practice region | ||
Northeast | 18.2 | 17.1 |
Midwest | 30.6 | 26.6 |
South | 31 | 30.6 |
West | 20.3 | 25.8 |
How often do you predict 10-year cardiovascular risk in your patients? | ||
Almost never or never | 49.8 | 43.7 |
Sometimes | 31.1 | 41.9 |
Almost always or always | 19.1 | 14.4 |
I would allow a trained nurse or member of my support staff to address the issue of primary prevention for coronary artery disease with my patients through an approved standard protocol? | ||
Strongly disagree or disagree | 13.6 | 15.2 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 19.5 | 17.9 |
Agree or strongly agree | 67.0 | 67.0 |