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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: “Can you hear me now?”: a qualitative exploration of communication quality in virtual primary care encounters for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Stakeholder group

Adults with IDD

Family members

Paid staff

Health care providers

Total

11

13

5

9

Age range

18–34

6

0

2

3

35–50

4

2

2

5

51–65

0

7

1

1

66+

1

4

0

0

Gender

Men

4

3

3

3

Women

7

10

2

6

Location

Greater Toronto Area

5

8

1

5

Eastern Ontario

2

2

2

3

Western Ontario

4

3

0

1

Northern Ontario

0

0

2

0

Living situation of the participant with IDD or the adult/s with IDD supported by the participant

Family

6

11

1

n/a

Supported

1

2

3

n/a

Independent

4

0

1

n/a

Disability of the participant with IDD or the adult/s with IDD supported by the participant*

Autism (with or without an intellectual disability)

6

7

1

n/a

Intellectual disability

5

2

0

n/a

Down syndrome

0

4

0

n/a

Multiple

n/a

n/a

4

9

  1. *Note that disabilities were recorded based on self-report and were not directly assessed