Table 3.
Characteristics of the health care staff in HD-centers (N = 117)
| Professionals and staff working for the center | N (%) |
| Neurologist | 78 (66.7) |
| Neuropsychologist | 67 (57.3) |
| Research nurse | 61 (52.1) |
| Geneticist | 58 (49.6) |
| Genetic counselor | 57 (48.7) |
| Research assistant | 57 (48.7) |
| Psychiatrist | 53 (45.3) |
| Social worker | 51 (43.6) |
| Specialist nurse | 49 (41.9) |
| Secretarial or support staff | 47 (40.2) |
| Speech and language therapist | 42 (35.9) |
| Physiotherapist | 36 (30.8) |
| Psychologist | 32 (27.4) |
| Dietitian | 32 (27.4) |
| Occupational therapist | 30 (25.6) |
| Family group representative/Huntington’s disease association advisor | 25 (21.4) |
| Neuropsychiatrist | 22 (18.8) |
| Nurse practitioner | 22 (18.8) |
| Care coordinator | 17 (14.5) |
| General practitioner, dentist, youth worker, other | 25 (21.4) |