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Table 3 Characteristics of GP and Primary Care Nurse (PCN) participants (N = 16) and of general practice demographics (N = 15)

From: Multimorbidity, clinical decision making and health care delivery in New Zealand Primary care: a qualitative study

Category

Participants, n (%)

GP and PCN participants

16 (100)

Profession:

 General Practitioner (GP)

12 (75)

 Primary care Nurse (PCN)a

4 (25)

Sex:

 Female

7 (44)

 Male

9 (56)

Ethnicity:

 New Zealand European

11 (69)

 Other (including: Asian, Other European, African, etc.)b

5 (31)

Years in clinical practice:

 0–5 years

1 (6)

 6–10 years

3 (19)

 11–20 years

3 (19)

 20 years +

9 (56)

General Practice demographics c

15 (100)

Practice Size:

 1–4 GPs

6 (40)

 5–9 GPs

4 (27)

 10+ GPs

5 (33)

Practice Location:

 Urban

9 (60)

 Rural

6 (40)

Practice location New Zealand Deprivation Index

 1–3

4 (27)

 4–7

10 (67)

 8+

1 (6)

  1. aSpecific roles were: three nurses were based in general practice: nurse practitioner (1), practice nurse (2) and one was based in the relevant primary health organisation
  2. bNon-New Zealand European categories were conflated to ensure participant anonymity
  3. cOne participant did not currently work in a general practice but within another local health organisation (primary health organisation)