Physician characteristics | All N (%) N = 154 |
---|---|
Physician Specialty | Â |
   Internal medicine | 84 (55) |
   Family physician | 70 (45) |
Years in practice: | Â |
   ≤ 10 years | 76 (49) |
   >10 years | 78 (51) |
Practice type: | Â |
   Academic | 25 (16) |
   Other | 128 (84) |
Percent clinical time: | Â |
   <80%, | 23 (15) |
   ≥ 80% | 131 (85) |
Census region: | Â |
   Northeast | 40 (26) |
   Midwest | 33 (21) |
   South | 45 (29) |
   West | 36 (23) |
Aware of referral guidelines | Â |
   Yes | 49 (32) |
   No | 103 (68) |
Educational resources: | Â |
   Conferences | 134 (88) |
   Scientific journals | 144 (95) |
   Other | 78 (53) |
Guideline organizations: | Â |
   Nephrology | 46 (29) |
   Internal medicine | 118 (77) |
   USPSTF | 77 (50) |
   Specialty | 101 (66) |
Clinical scenario: | Â |
   Patient race: African American | 84 (55) |
   Diabetes | 89 (58) |