Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Patient and professional attitudes towards research in general practice: the RepR qualitative study
Participant characteristics | Patients | GPs | Academic GPs | Other academics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 57) | (n = 15. 2 FG) | (n = 17. 3 FG) | (n = 14. 2 FG) | (n = 11. 2 FG) |
Mean age (range), yrs | 57.9 (39–75) | 51.4 (28–62) | 46.9 (28–62) | 51.7 (34–70) |
Gender | ||||
Men/women | 7/8 | 16/1 | 7/7 | 10/1 |
French region (University) | ||||
North (Lille) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Centre-West (Tours) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
Centre-East (Lyon) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Living/working area | ||||
Rural | 6 | 7 | 6 | - |
Urban | 9 | 10 | 8 | - |
Discipline | ||||
Medical* | - | - | - | 5 |
Surgery** | - | - | - | 1 |
Other*** | - | - | - | 5 |
Chronic disease | ||||
Any | 7 | - | - | - |
None | 8 | - | - | - |
Training practice | ||||
Yes | - | 7 | 14 | - |
No | - | 10 | 0 | - |