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Table 2 Provider demographics

From: Primary care and mental health providers’ perceptions of implementation of pharmacogenetics testing for depression prescribing

Characteristic

% (N)

Provider type

 Primary care

51.6 (16)

 Mental health

48.4 (15)

Year training completed

 Before 1980

3.2 (1)

 1981–1990

22.6 (7)

 1991–2000

9.7 (3)

 After 2000

61.3 (19)

Profession

 Internist

38.7 (12)

 Family medicine

3.2 (1)

 Psychiatrist

38.7 (12)

 Physician assistant

3.2 (1)

 Advanced practice nurse

12.9 (4)

Location of practice within VA

 Primary care @ medical center

48.4 (15)

 PC mental health integration @ medical center

6.5 (2)

 Mental health @ medical center

32.3 (10)

 Mental health @ community clinic

9.7 (3)

Percent of time in clinical practice

  < 10%

3.2 (1)

 25–49%

16.1 (5)

  > 50%

77.4 (24)

Sex

 Male

48.4 (15)

 Female

48.4 (15)

 Missing

3.2 (1)

Age

 31–40

29.0 (9)

 41–50

25.8 (8)

 51–60

29.0 (1)

 60+

12.9 (4)

 Missing

3.2 (1)

Race

 White

74.2 (23)

 African-American

6.5 (2)

 Asian

12.9 (4)

 Hispanic

3.2 (1)

 Other

3.2 (1)