Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of research participants
| Characteristics | Clinician group | Nurse/Ancillary group | Patient group | Administrator group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number = 163 |
61 |
52 |
31 |
19 |
|
Disciplines/fields represented |
Physicians |
Cert. nurse specialists |
Patients |
Quality assurance specialists |
| Nurse practitioners |
Nurses |
Caregivers |
Special needs coordinators |
|
| Physician |
Medical technologists |
|
Patient advocates |
|
| Assistants |
Physical therapists |
|
Patient safety managers |
|
| Dentists |
Social workers |
|
Medical coders |
|
| Psychologists |
Pharmacists |
|
Group practice managers |
|
| Optometrists |
Medical assistants |
|
Medical records technicians |
|
| |
Case managers |
|
Patient administrators |
|
| |
Dental assistants |
|
|
|
| |
Hospital Corpsman |
|
|
|
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
29 (47.5%) |
39 (75.0%) |
20 (64.5%) |
13 (68.4%) |
| Male |
30 (49.2%) |
11 (21.2%) |
11 (35.5%) |
6 (31.6%) |
| Not reported |
2 (3.5%) |
2 (3.8%) |
0 |
0 |
|
Age (in years) |
|
|
|
|
| Mean |
41.6 |
42.1 |
51 |
41.8 |
| Maximum |
72 |
62 |
83 |
61 |
| Minimum |
26 |
21 |
25 |
26 |
| # participants not reporting |
1 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
|
Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| African American |
2 (3.3%) |
18 (34.6%) |
8 (25.8%) |
10 (52.6%) |
| Asian Pacific |
7 (11.5%) |
3 (5.8%) |
0 |
0 |
| Hispanic |
3 (5.0%) |
2 (3.8%) |
3 (9.7%) |
4 (21.1%) |
| Caucasian |
48 (78.7%) |
28 (53.8%) |
20 (64.5%) |
5 (26.3%) |
| # participants not reporting |
1 (1.6%) |
1 (1.9%) |
0 |
0 |
| Data collected between | May 2009 –December 2009 | June 2009 –December 2009 | July 2009 –October 2011 | May 2009 –December 2009 |