Number and proportion of physicians whose practice was judged to be satisfactory: According to A) sex, B) residency in family medicine, C) age group, and D) principal place of practice.
| A) | SEX | |||||
| QUALITY-OF-PRACTICE COMPONENT | MALE, N (%) | FEMALE, N (%) | P VALUE | |||
| Record keeping | 74 (43.8) | 26 (60.5) | .06 | |||
| Clinical investigation plan | 97 (60.2) | 30 (69.8) | .29 | |||
| Diagnosis | 108 (73.0) | 34 (85.0) | .15 | |||
| Treatment and follow-up | 115 (71.0) | 35 (85.4) | .07 | |||
| B) | RESIDENCY IN FAMILY MEDICINE | |||||
| QUALITY-OF-PRACTICE COMPONENT | YES, N (%) | NO, N (%) | P VALUE | |||
| Record keeping | 51 (42.9) | 48 (53.3) | .16 | |||
| Clinical investigation plan | 67 (58.8) | 60 (69.0) | .14 | |||
| Diagnosis | 75 (72.8) | 67 (81.7) | .17 | |||
| Treatment and follow-up | 79 (69.3) | 70 (81.4) | .07 | |||
| C) | AGE GROUP, Y | |||||
| QUALITY-OF-PRACTICE COMPONENT | < 40, N (%) | 40–49, N (%) | 50–59, N (%) | 60–69, N (%) | ≥ 70, N (%) | P VALUE |
| Record keeping | 13 (72.2) | 42 (63.6) | 21 (40.4) | 17 (30.4) | 7 (35.0) | <.001 |
| Clinical investigation plan | 15 (83.3) | 51 (76.1) | 28 (54.9) | 23 (44.2) | 10 (62.5) | .002 |
| Diagnosis | 16 (88.9) | 56 (87.5) | 31 (66.0) | 29 (64.4) | 10 (71.4) | .02 |
| Treatment and follow-up | 14 (82.4) | 57 (85.1) | 37 (72.5) | 30 (57.7) | 12 (75.0) | .02 |
| D) | PRINCIPAL PLACE OF PRACTICE | |||||
| QUALITY-OF-PRACTICE COMPONENT | INSTITUTION, N (%) | PRIVATE, N (%) | P VALUE | |||
| Record keeping | 47 (63.5) | 53 (38.4) | .001 | |||
| Clinical investigation plan | 57 (76.0) | 70 (54.3) | .003 | |||
| Diagnosis | 62 (87.3) | 80 (68.4) | .005 | |||
| Treatment and follow-up | 64 (87.7) | 86 (66.2) | .001 | |||