Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Profiles of training practices | ||
| County of practice | ||
| Dublin | 10 | 43 % |
| Wicklow | 8 | 35 % |
| Other | 3 | 12 % |
| Missing data | 2 | 10 % |
| GMS list size | ||
| <500 | 1 | 4 % |
| 500–1000 | 4 | 17 % |
| 1000–1500 | 7 | 30 % |
| 1500–2000 | 2 | 9 % |
| >2000 | 8 | 35 % |
| Missing data | 1 | 5 % |
| Practice setting | ||
| Urban | 9 | 39 % |
| Rural | 5 | 22 % |
| Mixed | 8 | 35 % |
| Missing data | 1 | 5 % |
| Mean number of GPs (excluding GP registrars) | ||
| Full time | 2.6 | (SD 2.0) |
| Part time | 1.6 | (SD 1.2) |
| Practice nurse | 12 | 52 % |
| Active member of a Primary Care Team | 11 | 48 % |
| Ever attended a primary care team meeting | 6 | 26 % |
| Methadone prescribing | 6 | 26 % |
| Level of methadone prescribing | ||
| Level 1 | 4 | 17 % |
| Level 2 | 2 | 9 % |
| N of patients receiving methadone in the practice | ||
| 0–5 | 1 | 4 % |
| 5–10 | 1 | 4 % |
| 10–15 | 2 | 9 % |
| 15–20 | 1 | 4 % |
| Years prescribing methadone | ||
| 3 years | 1 | 4 % |
| 15+ years | 2 | 8 % |
| Trainee profile | ||
| Age | ||
| 25–34 years | 21 | 91 % |
| 35+ years | 2 | 9 % |
| Year of Graduation | ||
| 2008 | 5 | 22 % |
| 2009 | 5 | 22 % |
| 2010 | 4 | 17 % |
| 2011 | 5 | 22 % |
| Other | 3 | 12 % |
| Training in addiction | ||
| 0 h | 1 | 4 % |
| <4 h | 3 | 13 % |
| 4–10 h | 7 | 30 % |
| 11–40 h | 2 | 9 % |
| >40 h | 1 | 4 % |
| Trained in methadone prescribing | ||
| Level 1 | 8 | 35 % |
| None/Planned during training | 15 | 65 % |
| (i) Ever witnessed an opioid overdose: | ||
| Hospital | 9 | 39 % |
| Community | 2 | 9 % |
| (ii) Total No of Witnessed Hospital overdoses | 39a+ | |
| (iii) Total No of Witnessed Community overdoses | 2 | |
| (iv) Ever administered Naloxone outside of Emergency Department | 5 | 22 % |
| Knowledge on Drugs in Ireland – Multiple-choice questions | ||
| No of trainees who know how many people die due to overdose every year in Ireland | 10b | 43 % |
| No of trainees who know how many people are currently in methadone treatment in Ireland | 8c | 35 % |
aOne trainee witnessed more than 10 hospital overdoses
bMultiple-choice question options: (i) < 100___(ii)200-300___(iii) > 300___
cMultiple-choice question options: (i) < 3000___(ii)3000-6000___ (iii) > 6000___