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Table 1 Characteristics of Participants

From: Barriers to effective discharge planning: a qualitative study investigating the perspectives of frontline healthcare professionals

Code

Interview Date

Profession

(Work Setting)*

Work

Setting

HA cluster#

Age

Gender

Work

Experiences

(Years)

1A

6 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

A

35-39

Male

15-19

1B

6 July, 2010

OT

Community

A

40-44

Female

15-19

1C

6 July, 2010

PT

Community

A

35-39

Female

10-14

1D

6 July, 2010

Geriatric Nurse

Hospital

A

40-44

Female

20-24

1E

6 July, 2010

CNS

Community

A

45-49

Male

25-29

1F

6 July, 2010

MSW

Hospital

A

35-39

Female

10-14

1G

6 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

A

40-44

Male

15-19

1H

6 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

A

45-49

Male

20-24

2A

16 July, 2010

MSW

Hospital

B

35-39

Female

10-14

2B

16 July, 2010

MSW

Hospital

B

45-49

Female

15-19

2C

16 July, 2010

CNS

Community

B

35-39

Female

10-14

2D

16 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

B

35-39

Male

10-14

2E

16 July, 2010

OT

Community

B

35-39

Female

15-19

2F

16 July, 2010

Geriatric Nurse

Hospital

B

35-39

Female

10-14

2G

16 July, 2010

PT

Hospital

B

30-34

Female

10-14

2H

16 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

B

30-34

Female

10-14

2I

16 July, 2010

Nurse

Hospital

B

45-49

Female

20-24

3A

20 July, 2010

Nurse

Hospital

A

35-39

Female

/

3B

20 July, 2010

MSW

Hospital

A

35-39

Female

15-19

3C

20 July, 2010

OT

Hospital

A

35-39

Female

15-19

3D

20 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

A

40-44

Female

15-19

3E

20 July, 2010

Nurse

Hospital

A

35-39

Female

20-24

3F

20 July, 2010

Geriatric Nurse

Hospital

A

55-59

Female

35-39

3G

20 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

A

35-39

Female

10-14

3H

20 July, 2010

PT

Hospital

A

40-44

Female

20-24

4A

22 July, 2010

MSW

Hospital

B

35-39

Female

15-19

4B

22 July, 2010

OT

Hospital

B

35-39

Female

15-19

4C

22 July, 2010

Nurse

Hospital

B

45-49

Female

15-19

4E

22 July, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

B

35-39

Female

10-14

5A

29 July, 2010

MSW

Hospital

C

35-39

Female

15-19

5B

29 July, 2010

Geriatric Nurse

Hospital

C

35-39

Female

10-14

5C

29 July, 2010

Nurse

Hospital

C

45-49

Female

20-24

5E

29 July, 2010

OT

Community

C

45-49

Female

20-24

5F

29 July, 2010

PT

Community

C

35-39

Male

15-19

6A

5 August, 2010

Doctor

Hospital

C

40-44

Female

15-19

6B

5 August, 2010

MSW

Hospital

C

45-49

Female

20-24

6C

5 August, 2010

MSW

Hospital

C

45-49

Female

10-14

6D

5 August, 2010

Nurse

Hospital

C

50-54

Female

30-34

6E

5 August, 2010

CNS

Community

C

55-59

Female

35-39

6F

5 August, 2010

PT

Hospital

C

45-49

Female

20-24

6G

5 August, 2010

OT

Hospital

C

/

Female

20-24

  1. * OT = Occupational Therapist; PT = Physiotherapist; MSW = Medical Social Worker; CNS = Community Nurse
  2. # A = Cluster with middle unplanned readmission rates
  3. B = Cluster with the highest unplanned readmission rates
  4. C = Cluster with the lowest unplanned readmission rates