From: Primary care physicians' perspectives towards managing rheumatoid arthritis: room for improvement
Number (percentage) | |
---|---|
Female gendera | 86 (32%) |
Years practicing medicine | |
0-1 | 4 (1%) |
2-5 | 43 (16%) |
6-10 | 50 (19%) |
11-15 | 40 (15%) |
16+ | 130 (49%) |
Region of practice | |
West | 125 (47%) |
Midwest | 41 (15%) |
Northeast | 14 (5%) |
South | 86 (32%) |
RA patients seen in last year | |
0-5 | 77 (29%) |
6-10 | 91 (34%) |
11+ | 99 (37%) |
Confidence in ability to diagnose RA | |
Very confident | 83 (31%) |
Somewhat confident | 161 (61%) |
Less than confident | 19 (7%) |
No confidence | 3 (1%) |
Additional RA education beyond medical school | |
Yes | 156 (59%) |
Source of training regarding RA | |
Residency | 100 (37%) |
Fellowship | 4 (2%) |
Grand rounds | 59 (22%) |
Online continuing medical education | 54 (20%) |
Other continuing medical education | 59 (22%) |
Journals or textbooks or both | 104 (39%) |
Other conferences | 48 (18%) |
Other | 3 (1%) |