Table 1. Participant Characteristicsa.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y (n = 21) | 49.0 (7.3) |
| Sex (n = 21) | |
| Women | 9 (42.9) |
| Men | 12 (57.1) |
| Race (n = 21) | |
| Asian or South Asian | 3 (14.3) |
| White | 18 (85.7) |
| Ethnicity (n = 21) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 (23.8) |
| Non-Hispanic or non-Latino | 16 (76.2) |
| Type of institution (n = 23) | |
| Academic | 10 (43.5) |
| Community | 9 (39.1) |
| Private | 3 (13.0) |
| Other | 1 (4.3) |
| Clinical site (n = 23)b | |
| Clinic or outpatient | 8 (34.8) |
| Acute care | 11 (47.8) |
| Intensive care | 14 (60.9) |
| Emergency department | 2 (8.7) |
| Research | 4 (17.4) |
| Institutional setting (n = 23) | |
| Urban | 20 (87.0) |
| Rural | 3 (13.0) |
| Clinical role (n = 23) | |
| Registered nurse | 2 (8.7) |
| Physician | 21 (91.3) |
| Time worked in health care setting, mean (SD), y (n = 21) | 20.8 (7.1) |
| State (n = 23) | |
| California | 11 (47.8) |
| Texas | 3 (13.0) |
| Minnesota | 5 (21.7) |
| Idaho | 4 (17.4) |
| Has there been a declaration of crisis capacity in your state? (n = 21) | |
| Yes | 15 (71.4) |
| No | 4 (19.0) |
| Do not know | 2 (9.5) |
a
Twenty-one of 23 participants responded to the background survey. For those participants who did not complete the survey, background information that appeared in the interview transcript was collected.
b
Respondents could choose more than 1 answer.