TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants
| Experienced GPs (N = 18), n (%) | GP registrars ‘Trainees’ (N = 9), n (%) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 9 (50) | 3 (33) |
| Female | 9 (50) | 6 (67) |
| Years in practice | ||
| <10 years | 2 (11) | n/a |
| 10 – 20 years | 5 (28) | |
| >20 years | 11 (61) | |
| Use of computing system | ||
| Prescribing | 17 (94) | 9 (100) |
| Electronic medical records | 17 (94) | 9 (100) |
| Confidence in using computersa | ||
| Median (range) | 4 (1.5–5) | 4 (4–5) |
| Skills in using computersa | ||
| Median (range) | 4 (1.5–5) | 4 (3–5) |
a
Self-reported confidence and skills in computer use, scored on 5 point Likert scale where 1 = not at all/limited and 5 = very confident/advanced skills.