Healthcare Providers | Phase 1: Qualitative (n = 30) | Phase 2: Quantitative (n = 195) | TOTAL (n = 225) |
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Specialty | |||
Endocrinologists | 8 | 112 | 120 (53.3%) |
Pediatric Endocrinologists | 12 | 41 | 53 (23.6%) |
General Pediatricians | 10 | 42 | 52 (23.1%) |
Gender | |||
Men | 20 | 108 | 128 (57.1%) |
Women | 10 | 86 | 96 (42.9%) |
Region | |||
Northeast | 13 | 53 | 66 (29.3%) |
Midwest | 6 | 43 | 49 (21.8%) |
South | 5 | 59 | 64 (28.4%) |
West | 6 | 40 | 46 (20.4%) |
Practice setting | |||
Solo or group practice | 20 | 144 | 164 (72.9%) |
Community hospital or clinic | 6 | 27 | 33 (14.7%) |
Government hospital | 0 | 11 | 11 (4.9%) |
Academic Medical Center | 4 | 5 | 9 (4.0%) |
Other | 0 | 8 | 8 (3.6%) |
Years of practice | |||
0-5 years of practice | 1 | 35 | 36 (16.0%) |
6-10 years | 3 | 41 | 44 (19.6%) |
11-20 years | 13 | 71 | 84 (37.3%) |
21-30 years | 10 | 38 | 48 (21.3%) |
More than 30 years | 3 | 10 | 13 (5.7%) |
Practice location | |||
Urban | 10 | 92 | 102 (45.3%) |
Suburban | 18 | 93 | 111 (49.3%) |
Rural | 2 | 10 | 12 (5.3%) |
Patients & Caregivers | |||
Adult patients with GH deficiency | 5 | N/A | 5 (35.7%) |
Caregivers of child with growth disorder | 9 | 9 (64.3%) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 1 | N/A | 1 (7.7%) |
Female | 13 | 13 (92.3%) | |
Age of child | |||
Age of child = 0–6 years old | 1 | N/A | 1 (11.1%) |
Age of child = 7–12 years old | 4 | 4 (44.4%) | |
Age of child = 13–18 years old | 4 | 4 (44.4%) | |
Region | |||
Northeast | 1 | N/A | 1 (7.7%) |
Midwest | 1 | 1 (7.7%) | |
South | 6 | 6 (42.9%) | |
West | 6 | 6 (42.9%) |