Table 3 The association between practitioner characteristics and referrals made between naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners and GPs
Practitioner and practice-related characteristics | Annual number of referrals made to a GP | Annual number of referrals received from a GP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<6 (n = 35) | 6 or more (n = 45) | p-value | <6 (n = 37) | 6 or more (n = 23) | p-value | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Years of experience | 12.1 (10.3) | 10.1 (8.2) | 0.346 | 2.9 (1.6) | 3.3 (1.5) | 0.275 | |
Average case-load per month (all) | 23.8 (22.6) | 39.4 (33.8) | 0.025 | 33.9 (24.4) | 41.6 (36.0) | 0.298 | |
| Â | % | % | Â | % | % | Â | |
Age | 22-44 | 37.1 | 40.9 | 0.733 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 0.925 |
| Â | >44 | 62.9 | 59.1 | Â | 75.0 | 73.9 | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Diploma | 50.0 | 42.9 | 0.130 | 34.5 | 53.3 | 0.261 | |
Under-graduate | 39.3 | 25.7 | Â | 44.8 | 20.0 | Â | |
Post-graduate | 10.7 | 31.4 | Â | 20.7 | 26.7 | Â | |