Table 3.

Characteristics of health professional interviewees

Location	Site 1: 7 participants, Site 2: 5 participants
Gender	All female
Age	24–56 years, mean 41 years
Profession	2 nurses; 4 diabetes educators (all nurses); 3 occupational therapists; 1 physiotherapist; 1 exercise physiologist; 1 podiatrist
Years since graduation	1–34 years, mean 13 years
Years in CDSM	1–18 years, mean 9 years
Specific postgraduate training in CDSM	7/12 reported formal training in CDSM
Reported typical patient population	Low socioeconomic status: blue-collar workers or healthcare card holders Age group: over 50 Chronic health conditions: Diabetes, COPD, cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, arthritis, anxiety/depression, obesity and multimorbidity