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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants in the focus groups

From: Acceptability and feasibility of a virtual community of practice to primary care professionals regarding patient empowerment: a qualitative pilot study

ID number

Focus group

Age

Sex

Primary care experience (years)

vCoP participation levela

GP 01

1

53

M

25

Medium

GP 02

1

46

M

17

Low

GP 03

1

51

F

23

High

GP 04

1

58

F

34

Medium

GP 05

1

62

F

27

Low

GP 06

1

50

F

17

Low

PN 01

2

42

F

19

Low

PN 02

2

47

F

19

Low

PN 03

2

42

F

17

Low

PN 04

2

60

F

10

High

PN 05

2

29

M

3

Medium

PN 06

2

60

F

28

Low

  1. GP: general practitioner (n = 6); PN: practice nurse (n = 6)
  2. aThe level of participation was defined considering the degree of participation in forums, commentaries and entries in the platform