General practitioners and practice characteristics responders and non responders
| GPs participating in the RCT 1 year prior | Intervention (n=12) | Control (n=28) | Intervention (n=45) | Control (n=49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responders | Non-responders | |||
| Age in years mean (SD) | 45 (8) | 48 (8) | 49 (8) | 48 (8) |
| Male gender n (%) | 9 (75.0) | 19 (67.9) | 27 (60.0) | 26 (53.1) |
| Working hours n (%) | ||||
| Fulltime | 5 (41.7) | 17 (63.0) | 21 (46.7) | 25 (51.0) |
| Part-time | 7 (58.3) | 10 (37.0) | 24 (53.3) | 24 (49.0) |
| Years of experience n (%) | ||||
| ≤1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.0) |
| 1–5 | 2 (16.7) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (6.8) | 7 (14.3) |
| 6–10 | 2 (17.7) | 4 (14.8) | 9 (20.5) | 6 (12.2) |
| ≥10 | 8 (66.7) | 21 (77.8) | 31 (70.5) | 35 (71.4) |
| Interest in pall care* NRS 0–10 (IQR) | 8.0 (0.0) | 8.0 (1.0) | 8.0 (1.0) | 8.0 (2.0) |
| Estimation of self-efficacy in palliative care provision† NRS 0–10 (IQR) | 7.0 (2.0) | 7.0 (0.5) | 7.0 (0.8) | 7.0 (1.0) |
| Practice type n (%) | ||||
| Single-handed | 2 (16.7) | 9 (32.1) | 7 (15.6) | 10 (20.4) |
| Dual | 7 (58.3) | 8 (28.6) | 21 (46.7) | 18 (36.7) |
| Group or health centre | 3 (25.0) | 11 (39.3) | 17 (37.8) | 21 (42.9) |
| Urbanisation degree n (%) | ||||
| Urban | 8 (66.7) | 14 (50) | 22 (48.9) | 32 (65.3) |
| Rural | 4 (33.3) | 14 (50) | 23 (51.1) | 17 (34.7) |
| Patient list mean (SD) | 3491 (1579) | 2787 (1389) | 3602 (2101) | 3024 (1535) |
| Estimated number of palliative patients/year n (%) | ||||
| ≤2 | 4 (33.3) | 13 (46.4) | 3 (3.8) | 6 (12.2) |
| 3–5 | 5 (41.7) | 11 (39.3) | 22 (50.0) | 24 (49.0) |
| 6–9 | 3 (25) | 3 (10.7) | 16 (36.4) | 16 (32.7) |
| ≥10 | 0 (0) | 1 (3.6) | 3 (6.8) | 3 (6.1) |
*Interest in palliative care: numeric rating scale (NRS) from 0 (no interest at all) to 10 (extremely interested).
†Estimation of self-efficacy: NRS from 0 (not capable at all) to 10 (extremely capable).
GPs, general practitioners; RCT, randomised controlled trial.