Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of study participants (n=85)

General characteristics
Gender	75% male
	25% female
Practice ownership	92% practice owners
	8% practice employees
Specialization	52% general practice
	25% internal medicine
	20% general practice and internal medicine
	3% none
Practice size	33% single practice
	67% group practice
Modus of work	91% full time
	9% part time
Would become GP again	94% yes
	6% no
Qualification of nonmedical staff
Practice nurse	39% yes
	61% no
Number of practice nurses	77% 1
	16% 2
	7% 4
Staff member currently doing the practice nurse curriculum	11% yes
	89% no
Number of staff members currently doing the practice nurse curriculum	56% 1
	44% 2
Staff member planning to do the curriculum	35% yes
	65% no

Abbreviation: GP, general practitioner.