The roles of French community pharmacists in palliative home care

BMC Palliative Care

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

Participant	Hierarchic level	Age range	Years of experience	Type of area	Level of medical supply*	Number of pharmacy staff**	Number of cases of end-of-life or palliative care identified during the last 6 months
1	Holder	31/40	1.5	Rural area	0	2	0
2	Holder	51/60	27	Rural area	1	3	35
3	Holder	41/50	15	Urban area	2	2	7
4	Holder	31/40	1	Urban area	2	2	2
5	Holder	61/70	25	Urban area	2	2	2
6	Holder	41/50	22	Rural area	2	3	10
7	Holder	51/60	29	Rural area	0	2	3
8	Holder	41/50	18	Urban area	2	2	2
9	Holder	51/60	20	Urban area	2	1	0
10	Holder	51/60	38	Urban area	2	1	3
11	Assistant	21/30	1	Urban area	1	3	7
12	Holder	51/60	29	Urban area	2	2	2
13	Holder	51/60	15	Urban area	2	2	1
14	Assistant	51/60	23	Urban area	1	2	3
15	Holder	41/50	-	Mall area	1	3	10
16	Holder	41/50	17	Rural area	1	3	5
17	Holder	51/60	30	Urban area	2	2	0
18	Holder	51/60	24	Rural area	1	2	20
19	Holder	41/50	3	Mall area	2	3	1
20	Assistant	31/40	0.08	Mall area	1	3	2
21	Assistant	31/40	7	Urban area	1	3	2
22	Holder	41/50	25	Rural area	1	2	10
23	Holder	41/50	20	Mall area	2	3	10
24	Holder	31/40	10	Mall area	2	3	3
25	Assistant	21/30	1	Urban area	1	3	0

Note: *Level of medical supply: 0 = fewer than 2.5 consultations per inhabitant per year; 1 = between 2.5 and 4 consultations per inhabitant per year; 2 = more than four consultations per inhabitant per year; national average = 3.93 consultations per inhabitant per year. ** Number of pharmacy staff: 1 = less than 3 people; 2 = between 3 and 7 people; 3 = more than 7 people; national average = 4 people

ISSN: 1472-684X