Table 4 Study Sample Characteristics

 Practices

4 private practices, 1 community centre

 Locations

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

 NPs per practice

1–2

 MPs per practice

2–20

 Nurse Practitioners

6, all female

 NP specialties

PHC, cardiology, aged care, drug and alcohol withdrawal

 Working as NP (median, range)

2.0 years (0.5–11.5)

 Medical Practitioners

13, four female

 MP specialties

General practice/PHC, cardiology, gerontopsychology

 Experience in PHC (median, range)

NPs: 8.75 years (1.2–15)

MPs: 13.0 years (2.3–34)

 Practice Managers

3, all female