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Table 1 Characteristics of participating GPs in the focus groups (N = 36)

From: Development of a complex intervention to support the initiation of advance care planning by general practitioners in patients at risk of deteriorating or dying: a phase 0-1 study

Characteristics

FG 1 (n = 9)

FG 2 (n = 11)

FG 3 (n = 4)

FG 4 (n = 5)

FG 5 (n = 7)

Total

Sex

      

 Male

5

7

4

5

6

27

 Female

4

4

0

0

1

9

Age (years)

      

 ≤29

1

0

0

0

0

1

 30–39

1

2

0

1

1

5

 40–49

5

3

1

2

2

13

 50–59

1

5

1

1

1

9

 60–69

1

1

2

1

3

8

 ≥70

0

0

0

0

0

0

Practice location

      

 Urban

9

0

0

0

0

9

 (Semi-)Rural

0

11

4

5

7

27

Number of terminal patients in their practice in the last year

      

 None

2

1

1

0

0

4

 1–3

3

3

1

2

1

10

 4–6

3

1

2

2

3

11

 7–9

0

1

0

0

1

2

 ≥10

1

5

0

1

2

9

Active in a palliative home care team

      

 Yes

0

0

0

0

2

2

 No

9

11

4

5

5

34

Clinical work experience (years)

      

 1–9

2

2

0

0

0

4

 10–19

2

1

0

2

2

7

 20–29

3

4

2

1

2

12

 ≥30

2

4

2

2

3

13