Table 2.
Characteristics of study sample (n = 592)
| Demographic characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 116 (32.0) |
| Female | 247 (68.0) | |
| Missing | 229 | |
| Professional discipline | Medical Officer | 91 (23.3) |
| Nurse | 150 (38.4) | |
| Consumer | 13 (3.3) | |
| Allied Health | 85 (21.7) | |
| Executive manager - non-health professional | 6 (1.5) | |
| Researcher/academic | 19 (4.8) | |
| Other | 27 (6.9) | |
| Missing | 201 | |
| Years involved in network | 1 | 42 (8.2) |
| 2 | 60 (11.7) | |
| 3 | 74 (14.5) | |
| 4 | 55 (10.8) | |
| 5+ | 280 (54.8) | |
| Missing | 81 | |
| Role in network | Chair | 12 (3.6) |
| Executive Committee Member | 24 (7.3) | |
| Executive & Steering Committee Member | 17 (5.2) | |
| Expert Advisor | 5 (1.5) | |
| Working group member | 109 (33.1) | |
| Participant | 162 (49.2) | |
| Missing | 75 | |