Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants (n = 172)
| Age (years) | N (%) | |
| <40 | 38 | (22.5) |
| 40–50 | 60 | (35) |
| 50–60 | 56 | (33) |
| 60–70 | 15 | (9) |
| >70 | 01 | (0.5) |
| Skipped | 02 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 54 | (32) |
| Female | 116 | (68) |
| Skipped | 02 | |
| Professional grade | ||
| Consultant | 83 | (49) |
| Associate specialist/specialty doctor | 09 | (5.3) |
| Specialty trainee | 20 | (11.8) |
| Nurse specialist | 42 | (24.8) |
| Allied health professionals | 15 | (8.8) |
| Skipped | 03 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 117 | (68.4) |
| Asian/Asian British | 40 | (23.39) |
| Black/Black British | 05 | (2.92) |
| Mixed | 03 | (1.75) |
| Other | 05 | (2.92) |
| Skipped | 01 | |
| Area of work | ||
| Manchester/North West | 55 | (32.74) |
| Liverpool/Merseyside | 45 | (26.79 |
| Midlands | 52 | (30.95) |
| Wales | 16 | (9.53) |
| Skipped | 04 | |