General practitioners (n = 21) | |
Practice location | |
Rural (%) | 9 (43%) |
Urban/suburban (%) | 12 (57%) |
Age in years, mean [SD], median [IQR] | 50 [9], 51 [44 to 58] |
Female (%) | 3 (14%) |
Work experience as general practitioner (GP) in years, mean [SD], median [IQR] | 14 [9], 12 [8 to 22] |
Average number of consultations per workday, mean [SD], median [IQR] | 23 [5], 25 [20 to 25] |
Practice form | |
Individual practice (%) | 2 (10%) |
Group practice (%) | 19 (90%) |
Self-dispensation of medications in GP office | |
Yes (%) | 7 (33) |
No (%) | 14 (67) |
Drug-drug interaction checker available as standard of care in her systems | |
Yes (%) | 1 (5) |
No (%) | 20 (95) |
Patients (n=160) | |
Age in years, mean [SD], median [IQR] | 78 [7], 77 [73 to 83] |
Female (%) | 71 (44%) |
Highest education level | |
Less than mandatory schooling (%) | 3 (2%) |
Mandatory schooling (%) | 56 (35%) |
High school degree or apprenticeship (%) | 75 (47%) |
University or equivalent (%) | 22 (14%) |
Other (%) | 2 (1%) |
Number of long-term medications at baseline, mean [SD], median [IQR] | 7 [4], 7 [4 to 10] |
Number of chronic conditions at baseline, mean [SD], median [IQR] | 7 [5], 6 [4 to 9] |