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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Implementation of change in health care in Sweden: a qualitative study of professionals’ change responses

Characteristics

Physicians (N = 11)

Registered nurses (N = 12)

Assistant nurses (N = 7)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

5 (45.5)

1 (8.3)

1 (14.3)

 Female

6 (54.5)

11 (91.7)

6 (85.7)

Years of practice, n (%)

 0–9 years

0 (0)

1 (8.3)

0 (0)

 10–20 years

7 (63.6)

3 (25)

0 (0)

 21 years or more

4 (36.4)

8 (66.7)

7 (100)

 Median years of practice

17 years

28 years

30 years

Years in the health care facility, n (%)

 0–9 years

4 (36.4)

6 (50)

4 (57.1)

 10–20 years

5 (45.4)

3 (25)

3 (42.9)

 21 years or more

2 (18.2)

3 (25)

0 (0)

 Median years in the health care facility

17 years

9 years

9 years

Health care facility, n (%)

 Medical unit

3 (27.3)

4 (33.3)

2 (28.6)

 Surgical unit

1 (9.0)

1 (8.3)

1 (14.3)

 Orthopedic unit

2 (18.2)

1 (8.3)

1 (14.3)

 Emergency care unit

2 (18.2)

1 (8.3)

1 (14.3)

 Primary health care center

3 (27.3)

3 (25.0)

2 (28.6)

 Hospital management

0 (0)

2 (16.7)

0 (0)