Table 2 Characteristics of GPs surveyed
Characteristics | Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | mean | 52 | range | 30–79 |
Gender | ||||
Female | n = | 11 | % | 57.9 |
Male | n = | 8 | % | 42.9 |
Work experience as GP in years | median | 19 | range | 2–43 |
No longer working as GP at time of interview | n = | 2 | % | 10.5 |
Additional qualification in palliative medicine | ||||
Yes | n = | 5 | % | 26.3 |
No | n = | 14 | % | 73.7 |
Practice type | ||||
Single-handed practice | n = | 9 | % | 47.4 |
Group practice | n = | 10 | % | 52.6 |
Population size of practice location | ||||
Rural community (< 5,000 pop.) | n = | 4 | % | 21.1 |
Small town (5,000–20,000 pop.) | n = | 6 | % | 31.6 |
Large town (20,000–100,000 pop.) | n = | 2 | % | 10.5 |
Urban centres (> 100,000 pop.) | n = | 7 | % | 36.8 |
German federal state | ||||
Bavaria | n = | 3 | % | 15.8 |
Berlin | n = | 2 | % | 10.5 |
Lower Saxony | n = | 2 | % | 10.5 |
North-Rhine Westphalia | n = | 2 | % | 10.5 |
Saxony | n = | 1 | % | 5.3 |
Saxony-Anhalt | n = | 1 | % | 5.3 |
Thuringia | n = | 8 | % | 42.1 |