Table 3 Complete data for response rate, guideline awareness and duration of private practice.
Total | General practice | Internal medicine | Cardiology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | 4500 | 1693 | 2572 | 235 |
Cleared sample | 4275 | 1607 | 2444 | 224 |
Overall response rate | 2474 | 924 | 1434 | 116 |
(%) | 57.9 | 57.5 | 58.7 | 51.8 |
First mailing | 1114 | 404 | 653 | 57 |
First reminder | 219 | 85 | 125 | 9 |
Second reminder | 770 | 309 | 437 | 24 |
Third reminder | 371 | 126 | 219 | 26 |
Adequate guideline awareness | 919 | 316 | 549 | 54 |
(%) | 37.1 | 34.2 | 38.3 | 46.6 |
Subgroup with guideline-conform definition of hypertension ≤ 140/90 mmHg | ||||
Total | 1339 | 458 | 808 | 73 |
Adequate guideline awareness | 919 | 316 | 549 | 54 |
(%) | 68.6 | 69.0 | 67.9 | 74.0 |
Adequate guideline awareness in relation to duration of private practice | ||||
< 2 years | 21/45 (46.7%) | 4/13 (30.8%) | 17/32 (53.1%) | 0/0 |
2–5 years | 42/98 (42.9%) | 11/35 (31.4%) | 28/57 (49.1%) | 3/6 (50.0%) |
5–10 years | 189/408 (46.0%) | 40/108 (37.0%) | 137/269 (50.9%) | 12/31 (38.7%) |
10–15 years | 269/681 (39.5%) | 97/256 (37.9%) | 149/377 (39.5%) | 23/48 (47.9%) |
15–20 years | 114/372 (30.6%) | 45/158 (28.5%) | 63/202 (31.2%) | 6/12 (50.0%) |
> 20 years | 274/850 (32.2%) | 114/346 (32.9%) | 151/487 (31.0%) | 9/17 (52.9%) |