Table I.
Number of clinician IDI and consumer focus group participants by segment and region
| Number of participants by region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audience segment | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | Upper Midwest | Total |
| Clinician IDI participants | ||||
| Pediatricians | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Family practice or internal medicine physicians who see adult patients | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Physician assistants/nurse practitioners | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Healthcare providers working in retail clinical settings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pharmacists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Public health nurses at local health centers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Occupational medicine providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Consumer focus group participants | ||||
| Adults aged 45–60 years | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| People previously diagnosed with Lyme disease by a physician | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Parents of children aged 5–10 years | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |