Table 3

Complete data for response rate, guideline awareness and duration of private practice.


Total
General practice
Internal medicine
Cardiology

Total sample
4500
1693
2572
235
Cleared sample
4275
1607
2444
224
Overall response rate
2474
924
1434
116
(%)
57.9
57.5
58.7
51.8
First mailing
1114
404
653
57
First reminder
219
85
125
9
Second reminder
770
309
437
24
Third reminder
371
126
219
26
Adequate guideline awareness
919
316
549
54
(%)
37.1
34.2
38.3
46.6

Subgroup with guideline-conform definition of hypertension ≤ 140/90 mmHg

Total
1339
458
808
73
Adequate guideline awareness
919
316
549
54
(%)
68.6
69.0
67.9
74.0

Adequate guideline awareness in relation to duration of private practice

< 2 years
21/45 (46.7%)
4/13 (30.8%)
17/32 (53.1%)
0/0
2–5 years
42/98 (42.9%)
11/35 (31.4%)
28/57 (49.1%)
3/6 (50.0%)
5–10 years
189/408 (46.0%)
40/108 (37.0%)
137/269 (50.9%)
12/31 (38.7%)
10–15 years
269/681 (39.5%)
97/256 (37.9%)
149/377 (39.5%)
23/48 (47.9%)
15–20 years
114/372 (30.6%)
45/158 (28.5%)
63/202 (31.2%)
6/12 (50.0%)
> 20 years
274/850 (32.2%)
114/346 (32.9%)
151/487 (31.0%)
9/17 (52.9%)

Hagemeister et al. Trials 2008 9:39   doi:10.1186/1745-6215-9-39