Table 1 Participant characteristics
Category | Sample | |
|---|---|---|
n | 1728 | |
Gender (%) | male | 760 (44.8) |
female | 938 (55.2) | |
Years of practice (%) | 0–10 | 455 (27.4) |
11–20 | 540 (32.5) | |
21–30 | 454 (27.3) | |
> 30 | 211 (12.7) | |
Practice setting (%) | Own practice | 837 (50.1) |
Collaborative practice | 834 (49.9) | |
Practice region (%) | Rural (max. 4.999 Inh.) | 321 (19.6) |
Small town (5.000 to 19.999 Inh.) | 369 (22.5) | |
Medium town (20.000 to 99.999 Inh.) | 351 (21.4) | |
Large town (above 100.000 Inh.) | 600 (36.6) | |
Number of patients per quarter (%) | < 500 | 53 (3.4) |
500–1000 | 654 (42.4) | |
1001–1500 | 647 (41.9) | |
> 1500 | 190 (12.3) | |
Estimated proportion of patients with DSM-IV-TRa somatoform disorders (%) | 0% | 210 (15.2) |
10% | 524 (37.8) | |
20% | 324 (23.4) | |
30% | 207 (14.9) | |
> 30% | 120 (8.7) |