Table 1.
Survey participants, n (%) | |
---|---|
Total (completed entire survey) |
84 (75.0) |
No healthcare professional training or experience working as a healthcare professional |
13 (15.5) |
Healthcare professional training or experience working as healthcare professional |
71 (84.5) |
Physician |
61 (85.9) |
Nurse |
1 (1.4) |
Other |
8 (11.3) |
Missing |
1 (1.4) |
Years of experience as healthcare professional | |
1 – 10 years |
22 (31.0) |
11 – 20 years |
18 (25.4) |
21 – 30 years |
14 (19.7) |
31 – 40 years |
14 (19.7) |
40+ years |
3 (4.2) |
Research training or experience working as a researcher |
66 (78.6) |
MSc or equivalent |
24 (36.4) |
PhD or equivalent |
40 (60.6) |
Other |
2 (3.0) |
Years of experience as a researcher | |
1 – 10 years |
30 (45.5) |
11 – 20 years |
20 (30.3) |
21 – 30 years |
12 (18.2) |
31 – 40 years |
3 (4.5) |
40+ years |
1 (1.5) |
Levels of current and previous work* | |
International governmental organization |
15 (17.9) |
National government |
53 (63.1) |
Regional government |
26 (31.0) |
Local government |
18 (21.4) |
Public organization |
41 (48.8) |
Private organization |
16 (19.1) |
Other |
19 (22.6) |
Types of health system decisions supported | |
Experience representing the views of stakeholders in policy or management processes |
46 (54.8) |
Decisions about healthcare policies, reforms or programmes |
65 (77.4) |
Decisions about implementation of healthcare policies, reforms or programmes |
66 (78.6) |
Management decisions about health system arrangements |
44 (52.4) |
Decisions about quality improvement, patient safety or implementation of clinical guidelines |
56 (66.7) |
Other | 5 (6.0) |
*These categories were not mutually exclusive and hence the sum is greater than 100%.