Description of participating physicians: N = 49.
| CHARACTERISTICS | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Sex, % | |
| • Male | 60 |
| • Female | 40 |
| Mean time in practice, y | 21 |
| Region of practice, % | |
| • Ontario | 37 |
| • Newfoundland | 24 |
| • Australia | 39 |
| Practice location, % | |
| • Large urban (> 100 000) | 11 |
| • Small urban (10 000–99 999) | 33 |
| • Rural (< 10 000) | 5 |
| Practice type, % | |
| • Solo-practice physician | 7 |
| • Physician-only group | 17 |
| • Interdisciplinary group | 21 |
| • Other | 4 |
| Practice statistics | |
| • Mean no. of patients per physician | 1446 |
| • Mean no. of physicians in group | 6.0 |
| • Mean total practice case load | 8267 |
| • Mean no. of SCI patients per physician | 1.8 |
SCI—spinal cord injury.