Table 1.

Interview and focus group participant characteristics

Characteristic	Interviews (N = 34)*	Focus Groups (N = 20)†
Site, n (%)
Site 01	10 (29)	0 (0)
Site 02	8 (24)	6 (30)
Site 03	6 (18)	7 (35)
Site 04	10 (29)	7 (35)
Profession, n (%)
Physician	8 (24)	0 (0)
Registered Nurse	16 (47)	15 (75)
Respiratory therapy	10 (29)	5 (35)
Age, median (IQR)	35 (32–49) (n = 34)	34 (28–53) (n = 19)
Year graduated from primary clinical program, median (IQR)	2007 (1,995–2,014) (n = 32)	2010 (2,001–2,015) (n = 18)
Years worked in current ICU, median (IQR)	6 (1.25–12.5) (n = 33)	3 (1.5–13.0) (n = 19)
Sex, n (%)
Male	12 (38)	4 (20)
Female	22 (65)	15 (75)
Missing	0 (0)	1 (5)
Race, n (%)
White	32 (94)	19 (95)
Multiracial	0 (0)	1 (5)
Other	1 (3)	0 (0)
Prefer not to answer	1 (3)	0 (0)
Missing	0 (0)	1 (5)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Hispanic	1 (3)	1 (5)
Non-Hispanic	30 (88)	18 (90)
Prefer not to answer	2 (6)	0 (0)
Missing	1 (3)	1 (5)

Definition of abbreviations: ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range.

^*The 32 interviews involved 34 participants.

^†The three focus groups involved 20 participants.