Table 2 Characteristics of tertiary health professional focus groups
Focus group | Hospital | Health professionals involved (n) | Gender (n) of involved health professionals | Male: Female ratio for the entire group | Total (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THP FG 1 | Hospital A | Endocrinologists (2) | Female (2) | 1:7 | 8 |
Nephrologists (2) | Male (1); Female (1) | ||||
Diabetes nurse practitioner (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Diabetes nurse educator (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Renal nurse practitioners (2) | Female (2) | ||||
THP FG 2 | Hospital A | Social Workers (3) | Male (1), Female (2) | 1:2 | 3 |
THP FG 3 | Hospital B | Endocrinologist (1), | Female (1) | 3:3 | 6 |
Nephrologists (2), | Male (2) | ||||
Diabetes nurse educator (1), | Female (1) | ||||
Renal nurse (1), | Female (1) | ||||
Dietician (1), | Female (1) | ||||
Social worker (1) | Male (1) | ||||
THP FG 4 | Hospital C | Endocrinologist (1) | Female (1) | 1:5 | 6 |
Endocrine advanced trainee (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Diabetes nurse practitioner (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Renal nurse practitioner (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Dietician (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Nephrologist (1) | Male (1) | ||||
THP FG 5 | Hospital D | Nephrologist (1) | Male (1) | 1:5 | 6 |
Renal advanced trainee (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Renal nurses (2) | Female (2) | ||||
Dietician (1) | Female (1) | ||||
Diabetes nurse practitioner (1) | Female (1) | ||||
THP FG 6 | Hospital D | Diabetes nurse educators (2), | Female (2) | 2:4 | 5 |
Endocrine advanced trainees (4). | Male (2), Female (2) | ||||
Total | N/A | 9:26 | 35 |