Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents (n = 267)
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%) |