Characteristics of the study population
| Primary care practices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Baseline (T1) (n=91) | Follow-up group (T3) (n=45) | p Value* |
| Mode of practice; n (%) | |||
| Single | 52 (57.1) | 22 (48.9) | 0.46 |
| Group | 37 (40.7) | 22 (48.9) | |
| Missing | 2 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | |
| Location of practice; n (%) | |||
| Urban | 37 (40.7) | 10 (22.2) | 0.05 |
| Rural | 52 (57.1) | 32 (71.1) | |
| Missing | 2 (2.2) | 3 (6.7) | |
| Number of GPs | |||
| Mean | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.29 |
| SD | 2.1 | 3.4 | |
| Range | 1–15 | 1–19 | |
| Number of practice assistants | |||
| Mean | 3.8 | 5.4 | 0.02 |
| SD | 2.2 | 5.8 | |
| Range | 1–13 | 1–32 | |
*Statistical significance of differences p<0.05.
GP, general practitioner.