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Table 2 Characteristics of the study sample

From: Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of impacts of the Covid-19-pandemic on outpatient care in rural areas: a qualitative study

 

Family physician

Cardiologist

Non-physician assistant

Entire Sample

N

15 (5 female)

7 (1 female)

6 (6 female)

28 (12 female)

Female (in %)

33%

14.3%

100%

42.9%

Age (MD ± SD)

52.8 ± 10.37

50.3 ± 6.5

39.2 ± 5.67

49.3 ± 10.19

Region (inhabitants per square kilometer)

    

< 100 inhabitants per square kilometer

11

1

3

15

100–500 inhabitants per square kilometer

4

4

3

11

> 500 inhabitants per square kilometer

0

2

0

2

Interview duration

(MD in min. ± SD)

18:53 ± 05:16

25:05 ± 13:08

24:12 ± 07:31

21:40 ± 08:57

Years of outpatient experience

(MIN-MAX; MD ± SD)

1–47

19.42 ± 13.19

1–21

6.71 ± 7.23

2–28

8.8 ± 7.05

1–47

13.96 ± 12.15