Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of the study population: baseline characteristics of patients, practices and physicians

Patient characteristics

N = 363

N = 246

Sex assigned at birth, n (%)

 Female

160 (44.1)

110 (44.7)

 Male

203 (55.9)

136 (55.3)

Age (in years), mean (SD)

56.52 (9.22)

57.49 (8.53)

Relationship status, n (%)

 Married/living with partner

246 (67.8)

167 (67.9)

 Divorced/separated

44 (12.1)

30 (12.2)

 Widowed

18 (5.0)

16 (6.5)

 Single

42 (11.6)

23 (9.4)

 No information

13 (3.6)

10 (4.1)

Education, n (%)

 Completed 13th grade (Abitur)

70 (19.3)

46 (18.7)

 Completed 12th grade

29 (8.0)

19 (7.7)

 Completed 10th grade

122 (33.6)

78 (31.7)

 Completed 9th grade

106 (29.2)

80 (32.5)

 No degree

14 (3.9)

10 (4.1)

 Other

7 (1.9)

2 (0.8)

 No information

15 (4.1)

11 (4.5)

Self-rated health status, n (%)

 Excellent

3 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

 Very good

36 (9.9)

20 (8.1)

 Good

201 (55.4)

138 (56.1)

 Not good

97 (26.7)

68 (27.6)

 Bad

12 (3.3)

9 (3.7)

 No information

14 (3.9)

10 (4.1)

Professional status, n (%)

 Employed

224 (61.7)

146 (59.4)

 Retired/early retirement

87 (24.0)

70 (28.4)

 Seeking employment

13 (3.6)

7 (2.9)

 Homemaker

10 (2.8)

6 (2.4)

 Unemployed

15 (4.1)

7 (2.9)

 No information

14 (3.9)

10 (4.1)

Physician characteristics

N = 24

N = 24

Sex assigned at birth, n (%)

 Female

10 (41.7)

10 (41.7)

 Male

14 (58.3)

14 (58.3)

Age (in years), mean (SD)

47. 25 (11.04)

47. 25 (11.04)

Licence to work for the statutory health insurance, n (%)

 2013 or pre-2013

9 (37.5)

9 (37.5)

 Post-2013

9 (37.5)

9 (37.5)

 No information

6 (25.0)

6 (25.0)

GPs’ affinity to information technology, n (%)

 Low affinity (scores 1–3)

12 (50.0)

12 (50.0)

 High affinity (scores 4–6)

9 (37.5)

9 (37.5)

 No information

3 (12.5)

3 (12.5)

Physicians’ practice type, n (%)

 Single practice

11 (45.8)

11 (45.8)

 Group practice

12 (50.0)

12 (50.0)

 No information

1 (4.1)

1 (4.1)