Table 2.
Participant demographics.
Demographic characteristics | Adolescents (n=11) | Parents (n=11) | Health care providers (n=18)a | ||||
Age (years) | |||||||
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Value, mean (SD) | 15 (0.6) | 41 (8.2) | 45 (12.8) | |||
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Value, range | 15-17 | 32-61 | 28-69 | |||
Sex at birth, n (%) | |||||||
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Female | 5 (45) | 9 (82) | 15 (83) | |||
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Male | 6 (55) | 2 (18) | 2 (11) | |||
Provider type, n (%) | |||||||
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Physician | N/Ab | N/A | 4 (22) | |||
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Certified registered nurse practitioner | N/A | N/A | 1 (6) | |||
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Administrator | N/A | N/A | 2 (11) | |||
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Professional staff nurse or nurse coordinator | N/A | N/A | 5 (28) | |||
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Patient care technician | N/A | N/A | 1 (6) | |||
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Patient services representative (front desk staff) | N/A | N/A | 3 (17) | |||
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Behavioral health therapist | N/A | N/A | 1 (6) |
aOne health care provider has missing data, as they only partially participated in the focus group because of clinical care needs and did not provide demographic data.
bN/A: not applicable.