Table 1 Characteristics of General Practitioners (GPs)
From: The role of older patients’ goals in GP decision-making about medicines: a qualitative study
| GP characteristics | No. of GPs n = 32 |
|---|---|
| Years of GP working experience (years) | |
| 1–9 | 14 |
| 10–19 | 6 |
| 20–29 | 4 |
| 30+ | 8 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 18 |
| Male | 14 |
| Role at medical practice | |
| Registrar/in training | 7 |
| Contractor/sessional/salaried | 17 |
| Principal/partner | 8 |
| Number of GPs at medical practice | |
| 1–5 | 14 |
| 6–10 | 9 |
| 11+ | 9 |
| How many patients seen who were 75+ years (%; estimate per year) | |
| 1–19 | 10 |
| 20–39 | 15 |
| 40+ | 7 |
| Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage Quintilea | |
| 1 (most disadvantaged) | 2 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 (least disadvantaged) | 16 |