Table 9 The practice of primary care physicians of OAC therapy in NVAF patients based on demographic characteristics
Statement | Practice grade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Fair | Good | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 23 | 4.6 | 198 | 39.8 | 90 | 18.1 |
Female | 7 | 1.4 | 143 | 28.8 | 36 | 7.2 |
Age | ||||||
20–35 | 30 | 6.1 | 318 | 64.9 | 111 | 22.7 |
36–50 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 2.9 | 11 | 2.2 |
51–65 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.8 |
Residence | ||||||
Village | 14 | 2.8 | 79 | 15.9 | 24 | 4.8 |
City | 16 | 3.2 | 262 | 52.7 | 102 | 20.5 |
Monthly income | ||||||
Poor | 1 | 0.2 | 19 | 3.8 | 8 | 1.6 |
Moderate | 10 | 2.0 | 171 | 34.4 | 55 | 11.1 |
Good | 19 | 3.8 | 137 | 27.6 | 55 | 11.1 |
Excellent | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 1.6 |
Educational level | ||||||
Medical school graduate | 30 | 6.0 | 294 | 59.2 | 76 | 15.3 |
Master’s degree | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 8.9 | 45 | 9.1 |
Ph.D. degree | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.0 |
Types of CHS centers | ||||||
The rural | 2 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
The urban | 4 | 0.8 | 215 | 43.3 | 78 | 15.7 |
The urban–rural | 24 | 4.8 | 117 | 23.5 | 47 | 9.5 |
Professional title | ||||||
Resident | 30 | 6.0 | 307 | 61.8 | 78 | 15.7 |
Physician | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 6.4 | 47 | 9.5 |
Associate senior physician | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
Chief physician | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
Years of working experience | ||||||
< 5 years | 30 | 6.0 | 313 | 63.0 | 90 | 18.1 |
5–10 years | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 4.2 | 23 | 4.6 |
10–15 years | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 2.0 |
15–20 years | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
20–25 years | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
> 25 years | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
Attending training | ||||||
No | 30 | 6.0 | 238 | 47.9 | 60 | 12.1 |
Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 20.7 | 66 | 13.3 |
B1 How many AF patients do you have in the past year? | ||||||
No one | 29 | 5.8 | 116 | 23.4 | 15 | 3.0 |
1–9 | 1 | 0.2 | 109 | 22.0 | 37 | 7.5 |
10–19 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 10.7 | 27 | 5.4 |
20–49 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 7.7 | 18 | 3.6 |
50–99 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 3.4 | 16 | 3.2 |
100–149 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.0 |
≥ 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.4 |
B2 Which age group are your AF patients in? | ||||||
< 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.4 |
50–59 | 1 | 0.2 | 97 | 19.5 | 35 | 7.0 |
60–69 | 0 | 0.0 | 87 | 17.5 | 48 | 9.7 |
70–79 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 3.2 | 12 | 2.4 |
Others | 29 | 5.8 | 132 | 26.6 | 29 | 5.8 |
B3 How many your AF patients take aspirin? | ||||||
< 5% | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 8.0 | 18 | 5.3 |
5–9% | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 10.7 | 17 | 5.0 |
10–19% | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 10.4 | 22 | 6.5 |
20–39% | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 11.3 | 23 | 6.8 |
40–69% | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 16.9 | 12 | 3.6 |
≥ 70% | 1 | 0.3 | 32 | 9.5 | 19 | 5.6 |
B4 How many your AF patients take warfarin? | ||||||
< 5% | 1 | 0.3 | 128 | 38.0 | 61 | 18.1 |
5–9% | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 10.1 | 19 | 5.6 |
10–19% | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 8.9 | 11 | 3.3 |
20–39% | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 6.2 | 14 | 4.2 |
40–69% | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.3 | 5 | 1.5 |
≥ 70% | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 |