Exploring healthcare provider and patient perspectives on current outpatient care of venous leg ulcers and potential interventions to improve their treatment: a mixed methods study in the ulcus cruris care project

Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 29)

	GPs (n = 10)	MAs (n = 10)	Patients (n = 9)
Age mean (SD), range	50 (10.8), 34-62	46 (13.1), 28-62	69 (10.5), 51-80
Gender n (%) male	8 (80 %)	0 (0 %)	4 (44%)
Medical specialty - n (%)
General Practitioner	5 (50 %)
Internal Medicine	5 (50 %)
Completed specialization training^a n (%)
Non-physician practice assistant^b		8 (80 %)
Case Management		2 (20 %)
Wound care		2 (40 %)
Experience in years mean (SD), range	21 (9,9), 7-33	25 (12.2), 6-41
VLU present since number of months median (SD), range			17.9 (145.2),5-429⁺
VLU-related visits to GP per month mean (SD), range			5.6 (3.7), 1-11

^a multiple answers were possible
^b qualification exceeding general vocational training to perform delegated tasks achieved in programs with different scopes (such as home visits)
⁺ includes two patients with recurring wounds and referring answers

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