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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: General practitioners’ perspectives on management of early-stage chronic kidney disease: a focus group study

Sex n (%)

 Male

13 (48.1%)

 Female

14 (51.9%)

Age in years

 Mean

50

 Range

30–62

Working experience in Years

 Mean

19

 Range

1–33

Familiarity with DIG-CKD n (%)a

 Scarce

3 (11.1%)

 Reasonable

13 (48.1%)

 Good

8 (29.6%)

 Very good

3 (11.1%)

Frequency of DIG-CKD usage n (%)b

 Weekly

3 (11.1%)

 Monthly

11(40.7%)

  < than once a month

8 (29.6%)

 Rarely

4 (14.8%)

 Never

1 (3.7%)

 Usage of telenephrology

21 (77.8%)

Practice urbanization n (%)

 Rural

11 (40.7%)

 Urban

16 (59.3%)

Active as practice holder n (%)

26 (96.3%)

Presence of a nurse practitioner n (%)

27 (100%)

  1. DIG-CKD: Dutch Interdisciplinary Guideline for Chronic Kidney Disease
  2. aSubjective perception of the participating GPs
  3. bDefined as the minimal use of the guideline