Table 3.

Health care providers’ social and demographic characteristics

Health care providers’ characteristics	Total health care providers (N=11)	Health care providers (%)	Total observations (N=50)*	Observations (%)
Institute
General practice 1	2	18.2	5	10.0
General practice 2A	1	9.1	6	12.0
General practice 2B	1	9.1	4	8.0
General practice 3	1	9.1	9	18.0
Outpatient clinic 1	2	18.2	9	18.0
Outpatient clinic 2	2	18.2	10	20.0
Outpatient clinic 3	2	18.2	7	14.0
Occupation
Pulmonologist	3	27.3	13	26.0
Pulmonary nurse specialist	3	27.3	13	26.0
General practitioner	1	9.1	2	4.0
Nurse practitioner	2	18.2	10	20.0
Practice nurse	2	18.2	12	24.0
Gender
Male	2	18.2
Female	9	81.8
Age in years, mean (range)	44 (28–56)
Work experience in years, mean (range)	20 (7–39)
Work experience in pulmonary disease in years, mean (range)	9 (3–20)
Working hours per week, mean (range)	33 (20–50)

Note:

^*Fifty videotaped observed consultations were obtained from 46 patients and 11 HCPs (4 patients had a second consult).