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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 23 practitioners who participated in the interviews

From: Integrating a brief alcohol intervention with tobacco addiction treatment in primary care: qualitative study of health care practitioner perceptions

 

Control (n = 12)

n (%)

Intervention (n = 11)

n (%)

Organization type

 Community Health Centre

2 (17%)

5 (45%)

 Family Health Team

9 (75%)

5 (45%)

 Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic

1 (8%)

1 (9%)

Organization performance

 Clinics that provided the alcohol resource infrequently (less than 30%)

4 (33%)

3 (27%)

 Clinics that provided the alcohol resource some of the time (30%-69%)

7 (58%)

6 (55%)

 Clinics that provided the alcohol resource most of the time (at least 70%)

1 (8%)

2 (18%)

Practitioner gender

 Male

1 (8%)

1 (9%)

 Female

11 (92%)

10 (91%)

Practitioner occupation

 Nursea

6 (50%)

7 (64%)

 Pharmacist

2 (17%)

2 (18%)

 Otherb

4 (33%)

2 (18%)

Years practitioner has been involved in Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients program

 < 2 years

2 (17%)

2 (18%)

 2–5 years

3 (25%)

6 (55%)

 > 5 years

7 (58%)

3 (27%)

  1. aIncludes registered nurse and registered practical nurse
  2. bIncludes social worker, respiratory therapist, dietician