Demographic Characteristics of Participants
Characteristics | N = 451 |
---|---|
Age (yr) | |
20-29 | 3 (0.7) |
30-39 | 154 (34.1) |
40-49 | 166 (36.8) |
50-59 | 99 (22.0) |
≥ 60 | 29 (6.4) |
Sex | |
Male | 323 (71.6) |
Female | 128 (28.4) |
Specialty | |
Gastroenterology | 171 (37.9) |
General medicine | 137 (30.4) |
Family medicine | 118 (26.2) |
Surgeon | 14 (3.1) |
Psychiatry | 1 (0.2) |
Others |
10 (2.2) |
Institution | |
Primary clinic | 179 (39.7) |
Secondary hospital | 113 (25.1) |
Tertiary hospital | 159 (35.3) |
Years of practice (yr) | |
1-5 | 61 (13.5) |
6-9 | 90 (20.0) |
10-19 | 160 (35.5) |
≥ 20 | 140 (31.0) |
Total patients/hour | |
1-5 | 95 (21.1) |
6-10 | 192 (42.6) |
11-15 | 111 (24.6) |
≥ 16 | 53 (11.7) |
Proportion of FGID patients | |
< 25% | 199 (44.1) |
25-49% | 182 (40.4) |
50-74% | 59 (13.1) |
≥ 75% | 11 (2.4) |
Existence of FGID-specific psychiatric clinic | |
Yes | 22 (4.9) |
No | 429 (95.1) |
Presence of a psychiatrist interested in the FGID | |
Yes | 29 (6.4) |
No | 254 (56.3) |
Unknown | 168 (37.3) |
aOthers: anesthesiology (n = 2), neurology (n = 3), and otolaryngology (n = 5).
FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorder.
Data are presented as n (%).