Barriers and attitudes influencing non-engagement in a peer feedback model to inform evidence for GP appraisal

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Study inclusion criteria, variables and rationale

Inclusion criterion	Variable	Rationale for inclusion
Gender	Female or male	The GP workplace is often and conveniently sub-divided into common groupings because these may contain individuals with differing perspectives. The study attempted to reflect this in part by ensuring that the viewpoints of individual GPs from each of the 3 different groups were adequately represented.
Postgraduate training practice status	Training or non-training status
Type of GP position held	GP principal*
	Sessional doctor+
	Other (e.g. Salaried GP)$

* A registered, vocationally-trained medical practitioner who is contracted by a local health authority to take unsupervised responsibility for patient care (personal and general medical services)
⁺A fully qualified general practitioner who works sessions (half or full day) rather than having a contract with a local health authority
^$ A fully qualified general practitioner who works on an employed basis with a practice that is contracted with a local health authority or out-of-hours service

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