Table 2 Background information about the professional and the practice (N = 771)
Characteristics | MHC | PCP |
|---|---|---|
n = 481 (%) | n = 290 (%) | |
Health professional | ||
Gender | ||
Female | 363 (75.5) | 221 (76.2) |
Male | 118 (24.5) | 69 (23.8) |
Age (M, SD) | 45 (11.1) | 52 (9.8) |
Professional backgrounda | ||
Psychiatric nurse practitioner | 174 (36.2) | n.a. |
Social worker | 51 (10.6) | n.a. |
Psychologist, MSc. | 122 (25.4) | 11 (3.8) |
Health care psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) | n.a. | 250 (86.2) |
Psychotherapist | n.a. | 96 (33.1) |
Other (pedagogue, nurse, counsellor) | 134 (27.9) | 45 (15.5) |
Hours employed on weekly basis (M, SD) | 22 (9.4) | 25 (12.3) |
Number of peer colleagues in the practice (M, SD) | 1.2 (1.78) | 2.3 (3.70) |
Health care practice | ||
Number new patients each month | ||
< 20 | 231 (48.0) | 92 (31.7) |
20–40 | 211 (43.8) | 89 (30.7) |
> 40 | 39 (8.1) | 109 (37.6) |
Number of consultations during one complete treatment | ||
1–3 | 29 (6.0) | 10 (3.4) |
4–5 | 284 (59.0) | 12 (4.1) |
> 5 | 168 (34.9) | n.a. |
6–10 | n.a. | 197 (67.9) |
> 10 | n.a. | 71 (24.5) |
Number of minutes spent per therapy session (M, SD) | 36 (9.9) | 55 (10.6) |