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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Are healthcare professionals delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions? A multi-professional survey of engagement with public health policy

Variable

n

(%)

Mean

(SD)

NHS data (%)a,d

X2 for difference between sample and population

Gender (%)

 Male

446

(32.2)

  

(23.0)

66.18 (p < .001)

 Female

941

(67.8)

  

(77.0)

66.18 (p < .001)

 Total

1387

     

Age, years

  

45

(11.46)

43.0f

 

Healthcare professional groupa

 General practitioners

332

(23.9)

  

(3.9)

1471.06 (p < .001)

 Specialist doctors

125

(9.0)

  

(12.9)

18.76 (p < .001)

 Nurses and health visitors

438

(31.6)

  

(32.1)

0.16 (p = .69)

 Midwives

42

(3.0)

  

(2.5)

1.42 (p = .23)

 Ambulance staff

20

(1.4)

  

(2.0)

2.55 (p = .11)

 Scientific, therapeutic and technical staffb

270

(19.5)

  

(14.0)

34.80 (p < .001)

 Nurses working in GP practices

88

(6.3)

  

(1.9)

143.57 (p < .001)

 Support to clinical staff

49

(3.5)

  

(29.7)

455.77 (p < .001)

 Other HCHS staff/unknown classifications

23

(1.3)

  

(1.1)

0.51 (p = .48)

Total

1387

     

Settinge

   

–

  

 NHS acute care

576

(41.5)

    

 NHS tertiary care

83

(6.0)

    

 NHS community care

257

(18.5)

    

 NHS primary care

339

(24.4)

    

 Other

132

(9.5)

    

 Total

1387

     

How many service users do you see in a typical week?

  

50

(31.89)

–

 

 General practitioners

70

(25.34)

    

 Specialist doctors

53

(32.13)

    

 Nurses and health visitors

41

(29.22)

    

 Midwives

46

(26.43)

    

 Ambulance staff

40

(25.28)

    

 Scientific, therapeutic and technical staffb

40

(31.24)

    

 Nurses working in GP practices

60

(32.59)

    

 Support to clinical staff

45

(35.87)

    

 Other HCHS staff/unknown classifications

46

(41.40)

    

 Total number of service users seen by all included healthcare professionals

58,906c

     

How many minutes do you spend on average with each service user? (minutes)

    

–

 

 General practitioners

  

22

(15.92)

  

 Specialist doctors

  

25

(14.13)

  

 Nurses and health visitors

  

37

(19.96)

  

 Midwives

  

37

(16.87)

  

 Ambulance staff

  

48

(17.15)

  

 Scientific, therapeutic and technical staffb

  

36

(20.15)

  

 Nurses working in GP practices

  

26

(18.03)

  

 Support to clinical staff

  

35

(20.15)

  

 Other HCHS staff/unknown classifications

  

15

(19.75)

  

 Total

  

31

(19.54)

  
  1. aStaff categories and NHS data according to NHS digital workforce statistics (headcount), excludes NHS infrastructure support and admin staff; https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/healthcare-workforce-statistics/healthcare-workforce-statistics-march-2017-experimental
  2. bIncludes pharmacists (n = 33), psychologists (n = 34), speech and language therapists (n = 23), radiographers (n = 33), physiotherapists (n = 26) and occupational therapists (n = 36)
  3. cParticipants were asked to estimate the number of patients they would see in a typical week; therefore, this is an approximate number only, based on n = 1177 healthcare professionals who provided an estimate
  4. dData regarding age and gender retrieved from NHS employers: http://www.nhsemployers.org/~/media/Employers/Publications/Gender%20in%20the%20NHS
  5. eNational data unavailable from NHS digital
  6. fMean
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