Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Variable	Overall (n=75)
Healthcare worker, n (%)
Pharmacist assistant	20 (26)
General practitioner	20 (26)
Paediatrician	20 (26)
ENT physician	15 (20)
Gender, n (%)
Male	27 (36)
Female	48 (64)
Age (mean), range (95% CI)
	45.2±11
Years of professional practice, n (%)
1–5 years	18 (24)
5–10 years	12 (16)
10–20 years	22 (29)
>20 years	23 (31)
Number of INCS prescriptions per week, n (%)
0 times	20 (27)
<1 time	19 (25)
1–4 times	17 (23)
4–8 times	5 (7)
>8 times	14 (19)
Number of INCS instructions per week, n (%)
<1 time	24 (32)
1–4 times	27 (36)
4–8 times	9 (12)
>8 times	15 (20)
Number of checks on INCS inhalations per week, n (%)
<1 time	62 (83)
1–4 times	15 (14)
4–8 times	2 (3)
>8 times	0 (0)
Use of information material, n (%)
Yes	19 (25)
No	56 (75)

ENT, ear nose throat; INCS, intranasal corticosteroid sprays.