Table 1 Descriptive statistics, French self-employed general practitioners (n = 1191)
% | Total | in MGP | not in MGP |
|---|---|---|---|
Observations | 1191 | 254 | 839 |
GPs’ personal and professional characteristics | |||
Female | 39.18 | 38.90 | 40.46 |
Age | |||
< 50 years old | 33.64 | 43.62*** | 33.98 |
50–59 years old | 40.48 | 44.15*** | 39.14 |
60 years old or more | 25.88 | 12.24*** | 26.87 |
Workload | |||
Q1 | 23.40 | 17.58 | 24.41 |
Q2-Q3 | 50.70 | 57.82 | 50.10 |
Q4 | 25.90 | 24.60 | 25.49 |
Lowest GP density (1st decile), 2018 | 6.31 | 9.14* | 6.08 |
Multiprofessional group practice (MGP) | 12.65 | – | – |
missing observations | 98 | – | – |
COVID-19 indicators | |||
The most affected départements | 12.25 | 8.59** | 14.11 |
Estimated severity [0;10] (mean, standard error in brackets) | 7.78 (0.09) | 7.65 (0.13) | 7.79 (0.11) |
missing observations | 45 | 33 | 9 |
Estimated share of population contaminated by the end of 2020 | |||
< 50% | 44.24 | 42.19 | 46.54 |
50–75% | 42.46 | 40.94 | 40.16 |
75% or more | 13.31 | 16.87 | 13.30 |
missing observations | 362 | 56 | 279 |
GPs’ practices during the pandemic | |||
Number of consultations related to complications of chronic diseases dropped during the week before the survey compared to a “typical” week before the pandemic | 69.74 | 61.52 | 69.60 |
missing observations | 103 | 24 | 79 |
Pro-active in contacting chronic patients | 50.16 | 61.65** | 48.11 |
missing observations | 59 | 12 | 48 |