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Table 1 Characteristics of participating physicians

From: In-office communication about excessive daytime sleepiness associated with treated obstructive sleep apnea: insights from an ethnographic study of physician-patient visits

Physician/Clinic Characteristics

 

No. of participants

13

Male, No. (%)

10 (76.9)

Years in practice, mean (SD; range)

21 (10.3; 2–35)

Type of practice, No. (%)

 Group

9 (69.2)

 Solo

4 (30.8)

Specialty, No. (%)

 Primary care

5 (38.4)

 Pulmonology

5 (38.4)

 Sleep

3 (23.1)

Location, No. (%)

 California

3 (23.1)

 Florida

3 (23.1)

 Alabama

1 (7.7)

 Arizona

1 (7.7)

 Illinois

1 (7.7)

 New Jersey

1 (7.7)

 North Carolina

1 (7.7)

 Ohio

1 (7.7)

 West Virginia

1 (7.7)

  1. Notes: Data presented as mean (SD; range) or n (%) as indicated