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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey respondents

From: Identifying strategies to support implementation of interprofessional primary care teams in Nova Scotia: Results of a survey and knowledge sharing event

 

Respondents

(N = 117)

 

N (%)

Respondent profession

 RN/FPN/LPN

26 (22.2)

 NP

16 (13.7)

 GP

34 (29.1)

 Admin Assistant

21 (17.9)

 Clinic Manager

4 (3.4)

 Social Worker

5 (4.3)

 Dietitian

4 (3.4)

 Other

7 (6.0)

# years in Practice

  < 1

4 (3.4)

 1–5

37 (31.6)

 6–10

22 (18.8)

 11–15

21 (17.9)

 16–20

10 (8.5)

  > 20

22 (18.8)

# years on IPCT

  < 1

12 (10.3)

 1–5

82 (70.1)

 6–10

9 (7.7)

 11–15

9 (7.7)

 16–20

2 (1.7)

# years IPCT in existence

  < 1

3 (2.6)

 1–5

61 (52.1)

 6–10

23 (19.7)

 11–15

16 (13.7)

 16–20

7 (6.0)

  > 20

5 (4.3)

Other roles on team reported by respondents

 RN

66 (56.4)

 FPN

56 (47.9)

 LPN

20 (17.1)

 NP

82 (70.1)

 GP

99 (84.6)

 Admin. Assistant

88 (75.2)

 Clinic Manager

64 (54.7)

 Social Worker

41 (35.0)

 Psychologist

4 (3.4)

 Physiotherapist

7 (6.0)

 Occupational therapist

2 (1.7)

 Dietitian

39 (33.3)

 Other +

26 (22.2)

Governance Model

 Unsure

44 (37.6)

 Contracted Services

24 (20.5)

 Co-leadership

38 (32.5)

 Turn-key

10 (8.5)

Zone

 Central

57 (48.7)

 Western

20 (17.1)

 Eastern

24 (20.5)

 Northern

15 (12.8)

  1. *NP Nurse Practitioner, FPN Family Practice Nurse, GP General/Family Physician; #Other included Health Services Lead/Manager, Pharmacist, Podiatrist. *% is expressed out of the total sample size, as not all respondents completed demographic questions; + Other included psychiatrist, urologist, pharmacist, podiatrist, specialist, addiction