Using psychological theory to understand the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in Primary Care: a comparison across two European countries

Table 1 Characteristics of sample and questionnaire response rates from healthcare professionals for the two behaviours.

		Health Professionals		Practices			Median (Interquartile range) per practice
Overall		GPs	Nurses	Overall	Single GP	>1 GP	GPs	Nurses
Numbers	England	161	119	58	15	43	2 (2)	2 (2)
	Netherlands	59	22*	40	15	25	2 (2)	2 (2)
	Total	220	141	98	30	68	2 (2)	2 (2)
Response rates (n (%))		GPs	Nurses	Overall	Single GP	>1 GP	GPs	Nurses
Statin prescription	England	59 (37)	-	34 (57)	7 (21)	27 (79)	2 (2)	-
	Netherlands	46 (78)	-	35 (88)	11 (31)	24 (69)	3 (2)	-
	Total	105 (48)	-	69 (70)	18 (25)	51 (74)	2 (2)	-
Foot examination	England	59 (37)	51 (43)	46 (79)	10 (22)	36 (78)	1 (1)	1 (1)
	Netherlands	46 (78)	19** (86)	37 (93)	13 (35)	24 (65)	1 (1)	0 (1)
	Total	105 (48)	70 (50)	83 (85)	23 (28)	60 (72)	1 (1)	1 (1)

*Includes 8 nurses and 14 assistants who inspect feet; excludes 26 assistants who did not inspect feet.
**Includes 7 nurses and 12 assistants who inspect feet.

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