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Table 3 Comparison of GP trainers and non-trainers according to their activities (year 2011 or 2012)

From: Comparison of French training and non-training general practices: a cross-sectional study

 

GP trainers

Non-trainer GPs

p-value

 

(n = 623)

(n = 4369)

 
 

m

(SD)

m

(SD)

 

Individual patients consulted (year 2011)

1729

(556)

1630

(837)

0.004

Visits (year 2011)

     

 Office visits

     

  Global

4351

(1474)

4066

(2144)

0.001

  Per patient

2.6

(0.6)

2.6

(1.1)

0.48

 Home visits

     

  Global

277

(260)

262

(348)

0.28

  Per patient

0.2

(0.1)

0.2

(0.2)

0.36

 On-call duties [n (%)]

    

<10−4

  Yes

448

(71.9)

2535

(58,0)

 

  No

175

(28.1)

1834

(42.0)

 

Prescriptions (year 2011)

     

 Reimbursed drugs

     

  Global (Euros)

271339

(150250)

251745

(173100)

0.01

  Per patient (Euros)

161.2

(86.1)

159.9

(89.1)

0.72

  Proportion of generics

23.4 %

(5.7 %)

21.2 %

(6.0 %)

<10−4

 Allowances for sick leave

     

  Global (days)

3815

(2350)

3828

(3157)

0.92

Medical procedures (year 2012)

     

 Electrocardiograms

36.9

(43.0)

21.1

(52.9)

<10−4

 Sutures

3.7

(7.3)

4.6

(25.9)

0.39

 Plaster casts

1.0

(4.0)

3.4

(28.8)

0.04

 Cervical smears

1.2

(3.5)

0.4

(2.6)

<10−4

Performance indicatorsa

     

 Seasonal flu vaccinationb (year 2012) [n (%)]

    

<10−4

  Yes

46469

(54.5)

268706

(52.6)

 

  No

38856

(45.5)

242377

(47.4)

 

 Mammogramc (years 2011–2012) [n (%)]

    

<10−4

  Yes

43746

(65.5)

259666

(63.1)

 

  No

23079

(34.5)

151698

(36.9)

 

 Three or four glycated hemoglobin assays a yeard (year 2012) [n (%)]

    

<10−4

  Yes

14040

(60.6)

79800

(53.8)

 

  No

9126

(39.4)

68415

(46.2)

 
  1. aThe three indicators refer to the percentage of patients registered with the GP who have had the procedure during the recommended time period
  2. bThe target population consisted of patients aged 65 years or over in the patient list (n = 85325 for GP trainers and n = 511083 for non-trainers)
  3. cThe target population consisted of female patients aged 50 to 74 years in the patient list (n = 66825 for GP trainers and n = 411364 for non-trainers)
  4. dThe target population consisted of patients with diabetes in the patient list (n = 23166 for GP trainers and n = 148215 for non-trainers)