General demographics | AAP N (%) | WAFP N (%) | Total N (%) £ |
---|---|---|---|
Total providers contacted | 776 (N/A) | 990 (N/A) | 1766 (N/A) |
Total responses | 559 (72) | 554 (56) | 1113 (63) |
Providers utilising the PPE in clinic practice | 440/559 (79) | 483/554 (87) | 923/1113 (83) |
Practice location | |||
Rural | 63 (14.5) | 111 (23.2) | 174 (19.1) |
Suburban | 228 (52.7) | 243 (50.8) | 471 (51.7) |
Urban | 142 (32.8) | 124 (26.0) | 266 (29.2) |
Years in practice | |||
0–3 | 103 (23.5) | 32 (6.7) | 135 (14.8) |
4–10 | 94 (21.5) | 116 (24.4) | 210 (23.0) |
11–20 | 109 (24.9) | 125 (26.3) | 234 (25.6) |
>20 | 132 (30.1) | 203 (42.6) | 335 (36.6) |
Level of satisfaction with PPE | |||
Very satisfied | 64 (14.7) | 135 (28.5) | 199 (21.9) |
Somewhat satisfied | 302 (69.6) | 283 (59.8) | 585 (64.5) |
Not satisfied | 68 (15.7) | 55 (11.7) | 123 (13.6) |
Number of PPE/month | |||
1 or less | 71 (16.2) | 55 (11.8) | 126 (13.9) |
2–5 | 126 (28.8) | 294 (62.8) | 420 (46.4) |
6–10 | 126 (28.8) | 89 (19.0) | 215 (23.7) |
>10 | 115 (26.2) | 30 (6.4) | 145 (16.0) |
Number of athletes referred/year | |||
1 or less | 196 (45.2) | 365 (77.3) | 561 (61.9) |
2–5 | 204 (47.0) | 102 (21.6) | 306 (33.8) |
6–10 | 26 (6.0) | 2 (0.5) | 28 (3.1) |
>10 | 8 (1.8) | 3 (0.6) | 11 (1.2) |
Comfortable when to refer | |||
Always | 53 (12.2) | 92 (19.7) | 145 (16.0) |
Most of the time | 332 (76.1) | 329 (70.3) | 661 (73.1) |
About half of the time | 43 (9.9) | 45 (9.6) | 88 (9.7) |
Rarely | 8 (1.8) | 2 (0.4) | 10 (1.2) |
SCD experience in clinic panel | |||
Yes | 26 (6.0) | 18 (3.8) | 44 (4.9) |
No | 410 (94.0) | 454 (96.2) | 864 (95.1) |
Knowledge of the AHA guidelines | |||
Yes | 212 (49.2) | 210 (45.1) | 422 (47.0) |
No | 219 (50.8) | 256 (54.9) | 475 (53.0) |
Support of a statewide PPE form | |||
Yes | 416 (96.5) | 440 (94.4) | 856 (95.4) |
No | 15 (3.5) | 26 (5.6) | 41 (4.6) |
AAP, Academy of Pediatrics; AHA, American Heart Association; PPE, physical evaluation; SCD, sudden cardiac death; WAFP, Washington Academy of Family Physicians.