Table 2.

Participant characteristics: primary care professionals

Characteristic	All participants	GP	Practice nurse	Practice manager/administration team	Healthcare assistant/clinical pharmacist
n (%)	64 (100.0)	25 (39.1)	15 (23.4)	16 (25.0)	8 (12.5)
Age, years, mean (SD)	45 (11.8)	44 (11.0)	45 (11.9)	48 (11.6)	41 (12.7)
Sex, n (%)a
Female	54 (84.4)	17 (26.6)	15 (23.4)	14 (21.9)	8 (12.5)
Male	10 (15.6)	8 (12.5)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.1)	0 (0.0)
Ethnicity, n (%)
African	4 (6.3)	0 (0.0)	3 (4.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)
Other Asian background	2 (3.1)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Mixed	3 (4.7)	1 (1.6)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)
Other White	5 (7.8)	1 (1.6)	2 (3.1)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)
Caribbean	1 (1.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)
Indian	11 (17.2)	8 (12.5)	0 (0.0)	3 (4.7)	0 (0.0)
Pakistani	3 (4.7)	2 (3.1)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)	0 (0.0)
White British	32 (50.0)	12 (18.8)	9 (14.1)	9 (14.1)	2 (3.1)
White Irish	3 (4.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.6)	2 (3.1)
Practice size, n (%)
<5000	6 (9.4)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	2 (3.1)	2 (3.1)
5000–10 000	24 (37.5)	10 (15.6)	2 (3.1)	9 (14.1)	3 (4.7)
10 000–15 000	10 (15.6)	6 (9.4)	2 (3.1)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.1)
15 000–20 000	15 (23.4)	6 (9.4)	4 (6.3)	4 (6.3)	1 (1.6)
>20 000	9 (14.1)	2 (3.1)	6 (9.4)	1 (1.6)	0 (0.0)
Practice location, n (%)
Rural	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Suburban	13 (20.3)	7 (10.9)	2 (3.1)	2 (3.1)	2 (3.1)
Urban	50 (78.1)	17 (26.6)	13 (20.3)	14 (21.9)	6 (9.4)

^aPercentages are calculated from the total study cohort. SD = standard deviation.