Table 1 Participant characteristics
n (%) | Age, mean/median (range) | Gender, n (%) | Professional experience in healthcare, mean/median (range) | Previous experience of tele-medicine, n (%) | Specialist degree, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 51 (100) | 42.6/42 years (20–69) | Female 42 (82.4) Male 9 (17.6) | 17.7/16 years (8 months-44 years) | 14 (27.5) | 17 (33.3) |
Nurse assistants | 13 (25.5) | 39.1/37 years (20–64) | Female 12 Male 1 | 17.7/19.75 years (8 months-39 years)a | 2 | 0 |
Nurses | 21 (41.2) | 41.5 /38 years (23–62) | Female 19 Male 2 | 17.1/16 years (10 months-44 years) | 7 | 5 |
Physicians | 17 (33.3) | 46.8/43 years (36–69) (missing value, n = 1) | Female 11 Male 6 | 18.4/17 years (5–36 years)a | 5 | 12 |