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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Applying clinical guidelines in general practice: a qualitative study of potential complications

 

Group 1 (n = 7)

Group 2 (n = 8)

Group 3 (n = 3)

Group 4 (n = 7)

Total (n = 25)

Female (n)

3

2

0

5

10

Age in years min – max (mean)

31 – 39 (34.3)

45 – 62 (55.9)

40 – 47 (44.3)

31 – 45 (37.0)

31 – 62 (43.4)

Years as GPa min – max (mean)

1 – 4 (2.9)a

8 – 35 (22.6)

12 – 13 (12.3)

0 – 4 (2.4)a

0 – 35 (9.6)

Specialist in general practice (n)

0

8

3

0

11

Specialist in another medical discipline (n)

1

1

0

1

3

  1. aYears of experience in open, unselected general practice. Two of the participants with the least experience as GPs had 5–6 years of experience in an Emergency Ward