TABLE 2.
Characteristics of respondents
|
Physicians (n = 44) |
Pharmacists (n = 55) |
Practice nurses (n = 69) |
Diabetes nurses (n = 27) |
Nurse practitioners/physician assistants (n = 16) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex | 20 (46%) | 38 (69%) | 68 (99%) | 25 (93%) | 11 (69%) |
| Age (y) | |||||
| 20–39 | 8 (18%) | 22 (40%) | 7 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) |
| 40–59 | 27 (61%) | 26 (47%) | 41 (59%) | 21 (78%) | 10 (63%) |
| ≥60 | 9 (21%) | 7 (13%) | 21 (30%) | 6 (22%) | 4 (25%) |
| Working experience (y) | |||||
| <5 | 6 (14%) | 9 (16%) | 5 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (44%) |
| 5–9 | 6 (14%) | 7 (13%) | 10 (15%) | 1 (4%) | 4 (25%) |
| 10–14 | 4 (9%) | 6 (11%) | 26 (38%) | 5 (19%) | 2 (13%) |
| 15–19 | 4 (9%) | 4 (7%) | 21 (30%) | 14 (52%) | 1 (6%) |
| ≥20 | 24 (55%) | 29 (53%) | 7 (10%) | 7 (26%) | 2 (13%) |
| Number of patients contacts per week | |||||
| <5 | 21 (48%) | 9 (16%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (11%) | 11 (69%) |
| 5–10 | 17 (39%) | 9 (16%) | 17 (25%) | 4 (15%) | 4 (25%) |
| 11–20 | 5 (11%) | 11 (20%) | 32 (46%) | 11 (41%) | 1 (6%) |
| ≥20 | 1 (2%) | 26 (47%) | 18 (26%) | 9 (33%) | 0 (0%) |