Table 3.
Distribution of informants and “depends on the doctor” segments by interviewee type.
| DOD Segments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interviewee type* | Interviews (N=98) | Informants (N=108) | Total | Mean | Min | Max |
| Doctor | 42 | 43 | 135 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Nurse | 33 | 39 | 95 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Non-clinical staff‡ | 23 | 26 | 58 | 2.5 | 0 | |
*
Classified by role function rather than professional degree; 44 informants had an RN degree, 5 of whom worked as hospital administrators only; 43 informants had an MD or DO, 1 of whom worked as a hospital administrator only.
‡
Includes social workers, chaplains, and hospital administrators