Changing nutrition care practices in hospital: a thematic analysis of hospital staff perspectives

Table 2 Participant information for all focus group and interviews

Demographic Information		Interviews	Focus Groups
Demographic Information		n (%)	n (%)
# of Participants		40	93
Gender	Female	29 (73%)	79 (85%)
	Male	11 (27%)	9 (10%)
	Missing Data	0	5 (5%)
Age (Range)	<30 years	4 (10%)	28 (30%)
	30-39 years	8 (20%)	21 (23%)
	40-49 years	14 (35%)	17 (18%)
	50-59 years	10 (25%)	17 (18%)
	60+ years	4 (10%)	5 (5%)
	Missing Data	0	5 (5%)
Profession	Dietitian	6	7
	Diet Technician/Diet Assistant	4	2
	Food Service	2	3
	Food Service Supervisor/Manager	7	2
	Dietitian + Food Service	3	0
	Registered Nurse (+Discharge Planner)	7	28 (+2)
	Registered Practical Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse	0	9
	Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist	0	1
	Health Care Aide/Personal Support Worker	0	11
	Attending Physician	6	1
	Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist	0	14
	Speech-Language Pathologist	0	6
	Discharge Planner (+Registered Nurse)	0	1 (+2)
	Management^a	13	0
	Other	9^b	8^c
	Missing	0	5

Note: some participants indicated more than one profession, therefore the profession values will not equate to the total number of participants
^aManagement Positions: Process Improvement Manager, Manager Patient Flow, Director of Nutrition and Food Service, Manager Clinical Nutrition, Manager, Executive Director (n = 2), Clinical Site Lead, Program Director, Unit manager, Clinical Care Lead, Clinical Manager, Director of Food and Logistics. (Many managers also put their clinical role so are included twice in the list of professions)
^bOthers (interview): Admin ED, VP Physician and Integrated Health Services (Medicine Service Line)
^c Others (focus group): student (n = 3), unit clerk, enterostomal therapist, social worker, physicians’ assistant, pharmacist, educator, case manager (n = 2)

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