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Table 1 Interview participant characteristics

From: A qualitative study of physician perceptions and experiences of caring for critically ill patients in the context of resource strain during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Characteristics Participants
(n = 15)
Institution Type, n (%)
 Tertiary 13 (87)
 Community 2 (13)
Age, median (IQR) 40 (38–47)
Female, n (%) 8 (53.3)
Marital status, n (%)
 Single 3 (20)
 Married/Common Law 12 (80)
Has children, n (%) 10 (66.7)
 Secured living accommodations away from children 2 (13.3)
Years since finishing residency, median (IQR) 9 (5–16)
Base specialty, n (%)  
 Internal Medicine 7 (46.7)
 General Surgery 3 (20)
 Anaesthesiology 3 (20)
Othera 2 (13.3)
Province, n (%)
 Alberta 5 (33.3)
 Ontario 5 (33.3)
 Quebec 3 (20)
 Nova Scotia 2 (13.3)
  1. aother base specialties included pediatrics and respirology