Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study sample
Practice nurses | GPs | Patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Mean age (range) | 41.3 (29–56) | 43.5 (33–57) | 56 (40–78) |
Years of working experience in general practice (range, mean) | 13–35 (21.7) | 8–19 (11.3) | |
Longest duration of chronic disease (Mean/ (SD)) | 17 (9.3) | ||
Number of chronic diseases (Mean/(SD)) | 2.9 (1.1) |