Table 2 Characteristics of the health care professionals participating in the questionnaires (a) (N = 50), and the health care professionals participating in the interviews (b) (N = 22)
N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
(a) | ||
Gender | Male | 9 (18.0) |
Female | 41 (82.0) | |
General practice | Physician | 6 (12.0) |
General practice nurse | 5 (10.0) | |
Nurse | 3 (6.0) | |
Dental practice | Dentist | 13 (26.0) |
Dental hygienist | 3 (6.0) | |
Dental assistant | 2 (4.0 | |
Home care organization | District nurse | 17 (34.0) |
Home care worker | 1 (2.0) |
N (%) | N missing (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
(b) | |||
Gender | Male | 3 (13.6) | |
Female | 19 (86.4) | ||
Age, mean (range, SD) | 47.0 (27–62, 11.4) | 1 (4.5) | |
Practice | Solo | 1 (4.5) | |
Group | 18 (81.8) | ||
Both | 3 (13.6) | ||
General practice | Physician | 2 | |
General practice nurse | 2 | ||
Nurse | 2 | ||
Home care organization | District nurse | 8 | |
Home care worker | 0 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Dental practice | Dentist | 5 | |
Dental hygienist | |||
Dental assistant | 2 |