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Table 2 Characteristics of the doctors’ sample

From: Doctors’ opinion on the contribution of coordination mechanisms to improving clinical coordination between primary and outpatient secondary care in the Catalan national health system

 

BAIX EMPORDÀ

BARCELONA (CIUTAT VELLA)

CITY OF GIRONA

 

PC doctors

SC doctors

PC doctors

SC doctors

PC doctors

SC doctors

Female; male

2; 4

7; 2

ICS: 4; 3

PAMEM: 2; 2

1; 6

6; 3

3; 5

Mean age (range)

51 (44–61)

43 (35–51)

ICS: 49 (34–58)

PAMEM: 54 (48–57)

53 (39–60)

50 (39–60)

47 (38–59)

Mean years of experience in centre (range)

16.8 (13–20)

12.5 (1.5–20)

ICS: 14.7 (2.5–21)

PAMEM: 14.0 (10–18)

14.2 (1.5–35)

8.6 (1.5–19)

16.7 (7–28)

Medical specialities

Family medicine

Cardiology, emergency care, internal medicine, pulmonology, rehabilitation

Family medicine

Cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, emergency care, internal medicine, nephrology, pulmonology

Family medicine

Cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, emergencycare, internal medicine

  1. ICS Institut Català de la Salut, PAMEM Institut de Prestacions d ‘Assistència Mèdica al Personal Municipal, PC Primary care, PSMAR Parc de Salut Mar, SC secondary care