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Table 2 Demographics of respondents (n = 569)

From: Do primary care professionals agree about progress with implementation of primary care teams: results from a cross sectional study

Characteristic

n

% of total responses

% of valid responsesa

Age group

  ≤ 35

106

18.6

25.1

 36–49

197

34.6

46.7

  ≥ 50

119

20.9

28.2

 Not given

147

25.8

 

Gender

 Female

344

60.5

81.5

 Male

78

13.7

18.5

 Not given

147

25.8

 

Occupation

 Occupational therapist

77

13.5

18.0

 General practitioner

71

12.5

16.6

 Physiotherapist

63

11.1

14.8

 Public health/registered general nurse

63

11.1

14.8

 Speech and language therapist

49

8.6

11.5

 Manager

25

4.4

5.9

 Dietician

18

3.2

4.2

 Social Worker

13

2.3

3.0

 Psychologist/Counsellor

12

2.1

2.8

 Other occupationsb

36

6.3

8.4

 No occupation given

142

25.0

 

Years since qualification

 1–5

32

5.6

7.7

 5–10

76

13.4

18.3

 10–15

89

15.6

21.4

 15+

219

38.5

52.6

 Not given

153

26.9

 

HSE Region

 HSE West

174

30.6

42.2

 HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster

143

25.1

34.7

 HSE South

95

16.7

23.1

 Not given

157

27.6

 

Member of a formal primary care team

 Yes

388

68.2

78.1

 No

109

19.2

21.9

 Not applicable/not given

72

12.6

 
  1. a% of responses excluding not given
  2. bhome help, community pharmacist, community worker, dentist, primary care facilitator, community doctor, general practice administration staff, general practice nurse, community welfare officer, area medical officer