Descriptive statistics for psychiatrist cohort before and after implementation of incentives*
| Covariable | Before incentive† | After incentive‡ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | Lowest quintile§ | Highest quintile§ | Full sample | Lowest quintile§ | Highest quintile§ | |
| No. of observations | 45 024 | 9360 | 9000 | 66 900 | 13 356 | 13 680 |
| Sex, female, % | 38.7 (38.2 to 39.1) | 47.1 (46.0 to 48.1) | 28.7 (27.7 to 29.6) | 38.9 (38.5 to 39.3) | 47.8 (47.0 to 48.6) | 28.5 (27.8 to 29.3) |
| Age, yr, mean | 54.7 (54.6 to 54.8) | 58.3 (58.0 to 58.5) | 51.7 (51.5 to 51.9) | 56.7 (56.6 to 56.8) | 59.8 (59.6 to 60.0) | 53.8 (53.7 to 54.0) |
| Rural practice, % | 21.9 (21.5 to 22.3) | 13.3 (12.6 to 14.0) | 38.5 (37.5 to 39.5) | 22.3 (21.9 to 22.6) | 13.5 (12.9 to 14.1) | 38.9 (38.0 to 39.7) |
| Canadian medical graduate, % | 61.9 (61.4 to 62.3) | 70.0 (69.1 to 70.9) | 51.7 (50.7 to 52.7) | 62.1 (61.7 to 62.5) | 71.7 (70.9 to 72.5) | 51.2 (50.4 to 52.1) |
| Full-time practice, % | 72.2 (71.8 to 72.6) | 48.6 (47.6 to 49.6) | 94.1 (93.6 to 94.6) | 71.8 (71.4 to 72.1) | 49.0 (48.1 to 49.8) | 94.1 (93.7 to 94.5) |
| No. of outpatients seen/yr | 187.7 (185.6 to 189.8) | 53.8 (52.5 to 55.0) | 336.8 (330.9 to 342.6) | 202.0 (200.2 to 203.8) | 57.2 (56.0 to 58.4) | 372.4 (367.5 to 377.3) |
| No. of outpatient visits/mo | 94.5 (93.7 to 95.3) | 56.4 (54.9 to 57.8) | 152.4 (150.1 to 154.6) | 90.5 (89.8 to 91.2) | 53.9 (52.8 to 55.0) | 148.1 (145.9 to 150.2) |
| No. of patients seen/yr with psychiatric hospital admission in previous year | 33.2 (32.7 to 33.8) | 2.3 (2.1 to 2.4) | 99.7 (97.8 to 101.6) | 36.3 (35.9 to 36.8) | 3.6 (3.4 to 3.9) | 106.0 (104.4 to 107.5) |