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Table 1 Hospital and participant characteristics

From: Understanding factors that influence the use of risk scoring instruments in the management of patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the Netherlands: a qualitative study of health care practitioners’ perceptions

Hospital characteristics

No. (%) of hospitalsa

(n = 11)

Type of hospital

 

Teaching

7 (63.6)

Non-teaching

4 (36.4)

Facilities

 

PCI

2 (18.2)

PCI and CABG

3 (27.3)

No revascularization facilities

6 (54.5)

Participant characteristics

No. (%) of participants a

(n = 31)

Gender

 

Male

21 (67.7)

Age (years)

 

Mean (SD)/Range

38.9 (9.4)/26-61

Type and years in professionb

 

Cardiologists

16 (51.6)

<5

5 (31.25)

5-10

5 (31.25)

>10

6 (37.5)

Medical resident

7 (22.6)

<5

6 (85.7)

5-10

1 (14.3)

> 10

n.a.

Medical intern

4 (12.9)

< 5

3 (75)

5-10

1 (25)

> 10

n.a.

Nurse specialist

3 (9.7)

< 5

1 (33.3)

5-10

2 (66.7)

> 10

n.a.

Emergency physician

1 (3.2)

< 5

n.a.

5-10

1 (100)

> 10

n.a.

Length of interview (minutes)

 

Median (IQR)

28.2 (25.6)

< 15

9 (29)

15-30

8 (25.8)

30-45

10 (32.3)

45-60

3 (9.7)

>60

1 (3.2)

  1. aIn no. (%), unless stated otherwise; bYears in current profession/position. Abbreviations: PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; n.a., not applicable.