Table 1:
Participant Characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Patients with infection (PI) | Patient advocates (PA) | Provider characteristics | Providers (S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 13 | 6 | N | 11 |
| Age, mean (range) | 45 (21–71) | 58 (33–76) | Years in practice, mean (range) | 7.4 (2–16) |
| Gender, female, n (%) | 9 (69) | 2 (33) | Gender, female, n (%) | 7 (64) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | Role, n (%) | |||
| American Indian | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | Attending physician | 4 (36) |
| Asian | 2 (15) | 0 (0) | Resident | 1 (9) |
| Hispanic | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | Nurse practitioner | 3 (27) |
| White | 9 (69) | 5 (83) | Physician assistant | 1 (9) |
| Other | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | Clinic nurse | 2 (18) |
| Education, n (%) | Post-op patients seen per month, mean (range) | 73 (2–200) | ||
| Less than high school | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | ||
| High school graduate | 1 (8) | 1 (17) | Patients with SSI seen per month, mean (range) | 6.1 (1–20) |
| Some college | 6 (46) | 0 (0) | ||
| College graduate | 5 (38) | 2 (33) | ||
| Post-graduate | 0 (0) | 3 (50) | ||
SSI, surgical site infection.