Table 1.
Participant demographics.
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| United Kingdom | 114 (62.6) |
| Australia | 68 (37.4) |
| Occupation | |
| Gastroenterology consultant | 46 (25.3) |
| Gastroenterology registrar/fellow | 46 (25.3) |
| Junior medical officer | 6 (3.3) |
| IBD nurse/nurse practitioner | 82 (45.1) |
| Other (gastroenterology pharmacist and infusion nurse) | 2 (1.1) |
| Duration of clinical practice | |
| 0 (still training) | 43 (23.6) |
| <1 year | 11 (6.0) |
| 1–4 years | 45 (24.7) |
| 5–9 years | 21 (17.0) |
| 10–19 years | 36 (19.8) |
| >20 years | 14 (7.7) |
| Average number of IBD patients seen per week | |
| <5 patients | 41 (22.5) |
| 6–10 patients | 30 (16.5) |
| 11–15 patients | 26 (14.3) |
| 16–20 patients | 24 (13.2) |
| >20 patients | 61 (33.5) |
| Frequency of care for pregnant women with IBD | |
| Never | 14 (7.7) |
| Very rarely (<5 patients ever) | 48 (26.4) |
| Occasionally (at least 3 per year) | 52 (28.6) |
| Regularly | 68 (37.4) |
| Availability of specialised IBD pregnancy team | |
| Not available | 106 (58.2) |
| Available and personally involved in the team | 35 (19.2) |
| Available but not personally involved in the team | 41 (22.5) |
IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.