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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on facilitators of and barriers to CKD management in primary care: a qualitative study in Singapore clinics

Characteristics n = 20

Sex

n (%)

  Males

6 (30)

  Females

14 (70)

Age, mean years (SD)

37.7(8.2)

Age distribution

  21–30 years

2

  31–40 years

13

  41–50 years

2

  51–60 years

3

Profession /role n (%)

  Physician

13 (65)

  Nephrologist

4 (20)

  Nurse

2 (10)

  Pharmacist

1 (5)

No of CKD patients managed in the past year n (%)

  1–10

1(5)

  11–20

1(5)

  21–30

0

  31 or more

18 (90)

Years in service, mean years (SD) 9.3 (5.6)

Years in service

n (%)

  < 5 years

4 (20)

  5–10 years

6 (30)

  > 10 years

10 (50)

Years in service based on profession/role

Mean years

  Physicians

7.1

  Nephrologists

13

  Nurses

17

  Pharmacist

7