Parameters | Statistics | Participating GPs | Non-participating GPs | Total (n = 92) | Tests on differences | ||
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GPs documenting home visits (n = 21) | drop outs (n = 8) | GPs interviewed for non-response analysis (n = 20) | GPs with no response (n = 43) | ||||
Female$ | N | 14 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 67 | exact chi2 test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Urban region (>200000 inhabitants)$ | N | 12 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 61 | exact chi2 test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Single practice$ | N | 18 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 77 | exact chi2 test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Age$$ | Median | 53 | 46# | 54 | -- | -- | exact median test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Delegation of home visits$$ | N | 13 | -- | 16 | -- | -- | Fisher’s exact test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Estimated number of home visits per week$$ | M ± SD | 20 ± 11 | 12 ± 3# | 17 ± 16 | -- | -- | two sample t-test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Estimated percentual number of patients ≥ 65 years$$ | M ± SD | 56% ± 17% | -- | 45% ± 19% | -- | -- | two sample t-test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Estimated number of nursing home residents$$ | Median | 33 | -- | 24 | -- | -- | exact median test: p ≥ 0.05 |