Table 1.
Overview of eight focus groups including type of provider group, participant numbers, and participant composition (N = 39)
| Focus Group # |
Types of Providers | Participant Composition | # of Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Directors | 6 Executive Directors | 6 |
| 2 |
Quality Improvement Decision Support Specialists |
5 Quality Improvement Decision Support Specialists | 5 |
| 3 | Nurses |
3 Nurses 2 Nurse Practitioners |
5 |
| 4 | Nurses |
3 Nurses 1 Nurse Practitioner |
4 |
| 5 | IHPs |
2 Health Promoters 1 Clerical Staff 1 Pharmacist 1 Respiratory Therapist |
5 |
| 6 | IHPs |
2 Clerical Staff 2 Nurses |
4 |
| 7 | IHPs |
3 Pharmacists 1 Dietitian 1 Nurse Practitioner |
5 |
| 8 | Family Physicians | 5 Family Physicians | 5 |
| TOTAL | 39 | ||