Table 1

Characteristics of sample and questionnaire response rates from healthcare professionals for the two behaviours.

Overall

Response rates (n (%))


Numbers

Statin prescription

Foot examination


UK

Dutch

Total

UK

Dutch

Total

UK

Dutch

Total


Number of HCPs


primary care doctors

161

59

220

59 (37)

46 (78)

105 (48)

59 (37)

46 (78)

105 (48)


Nurses

119

22*

141

53 (45)

19 (86)

72 (51)


Practices


Overall

58

40

98

34 (57)

35 (88)

69 (70)

46 (79)

37 (93)

83 (85)


Single primary care doctor

15

15

30

7 (21)

11 (31)

18 (26)

10 (22)

13 (35)

23 (28)


>1 primary care doctor

43

25

68

27 (79)

24 (69)

51 (74)

36 (78)

24 (65)

60 (72)


Number (Median (range))/practice


primary care doctors

2 (1–9)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–9)

3 (1–9)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–9)

3 (1–9)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–6)


Nurses

2 (1–6)

2 (1–5)

2 (1–6)

1 (1–6)

1 (1–2)

1 (1–6)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–5)

1 (0–6)


*Includes eight nurses and 14 assistants who inspect feet; excludes 26 assistants who did not inspect feet.

Eccles et al. Implementation Science 2009 4:24   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-4-24

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