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. 2022 Jun 24;17(6):e0269788. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269788

Table 1. Summary of participant characteristics (N = 78).

Participant characteristic Healthcare Practitioner
N = 65 (%)
Consumer
N = 13 (%)
Gender
Female 37 (57) 12 (92)
Male 28 (43) 1 (8)
State or Territory
Queensland 28 (43) 10 (77)
New South Wales 21 (32) 2 (15)
Victoria 6 (9) 0
South Australia 6 (9) 0
Western Australia 2 (3) 0
Northern Territory 1 (2) 0
Tasmania 1 (2) 1 (8)
RRMA Classification
Metropolitan 39 (60) 6 (46)
Regional 16 (25) 5 (39)
Rural/remote 10 (15) 2 (15)
Speciality
Nursing and midwiferya
Nurse practitioner
Nurse
Midwife
43 (66)
6 (14)
35 (81)
2 (5)
Medical$
Resident
Registrar
Consultant
22 (34)
5 (23)
2 (9)
15 (68)
Patient population
Adults 40 (63)
Mixed 17 (27)
Paediatrics 2 (3)
Neonates 4 (6)
Paediatrics & neonates 1 (2)

RRMA: Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Area classification; $ = total.