Table 2 Characteristics of participants (figures are numbers)
January session | October session | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A (n = 11) | Group B (n = 11) | Group A (n = 8) | Group B (n = 6) | |
Age, median (IQR) | 46 (11) | 51 (10) | 42.5 (11.5) | 51 (10) |
Sex (number of males) | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Practice setting | ||||
Health centre | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Teaching activity | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Ambulatory (urban) | - | - | 6 | 4 |
Ambulatory (semi-rural) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Use of computer during consultation | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Use of an electronic medical record (EMR) | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Use of EMR during consultation | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Use of decision support systems for diagnosis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Use of decision support systems for prescription | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 |