Table 1.

Characteristics of the 54 potential participants and of the 12 participants selected for interviews

CHARACTERISTICINTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS, N (%)TRIAL PARTICIPANTS, N (%)
Sex
  • Male8 (67)30 (56)
  • Female4 (33)24 (44)
Years in practice
  • 3–103 (25)14 (26)
  • 11–254 (33)18 (33)
  • > 255 (42)22 (41)
Location
  • Rural7 (58)26 (48)
  • Urban5 (42)28 (52)
Practice size
  • < 600 patients2 (17)15 (28)
  • 600–1000 patients4 (33)18 (33)
  • > 1000 patients6 (50)21 (39)