Table 1 Focus group participants' characteristics
Characteristics* | Patients | Physicians |
|---|---|---|
N | 16 | 24 |
Gender—% (N) | ||
Female | 62 (10) | 33 (8) |
Male | 38 (6) | 67 (16) |
Age—M (SD) | 59 (17.6) | 48 (13.6) |
Race—% (N) | ||
White | 88 (14) | 92 (22) |
Black/African American | 6 (1) | 4 (1) |
Other | 6 (1) | 4 (1) |
Ethnicity—% (N) | ||
Latino / Latina | 0 | 0 |
Education (patients—% (N)) | ||
Some college or greater | 62 (10) | |
High school or GED | 19 (3) | |
Less than high school | 19 (3) | |
Years in practice (physicians—% (N)) | ||
Less than 5 years | 29 (7) | |
6–20 years | 33 (8) | |
21–30 years | 21 (5) | |
More than 30 years | 17 (4) |