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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: What impact does medicines shortages have on patients? A qualitative study exploring patients’ experience and views of healthcare professionals

Characteristics of healthcare professionals

Characteristics of patients

 

Physicians (n = 13)

Pharmacists (n = 12)

 

n = 10

Gender

Gender

Male

9

6

Male

6

Female

4

6

Female

4

Experience (years)

Educational level

Average

7.9

3.8

Secondary

5

Range

3–15

1–15

Intermediate

1

Interview duration (minutes)

Graduate

2

Average (SD)

24 (3.2)

28 (3.7)

Postgraduate

1

Range

20–32

22–43

Masters

1

   

Interview duration (minutes)

   

Average (SD)

22 (3.4)

   

Range

18–30