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Table 1 The trainees’ characteristics

From: Qualitative evaluation of the general practitioner chronic non-communicable diseases training programme

Training field

COPD

Diabetes

Stoke

Hypertension

Gender

 Male

4 (33.3%)

2(16.7%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 Female

8(66.7%)

10(83.3%)

8(100%)

7(100%)

Age (years)

 < 30

2(16.7%)

1(8.3%)

3(37.5%)

1(14.3%)

 30–39

8(66.7%)

8(66.7%)

4(50.0%)

6(85.7%)

 ≥ 40

2(16.7%)

3(25.0%)

1(12.5%)

0(0%)

Work year

 ≤ 5

3(25.0%)

2(16.7%)

4(50.0%)

2(28.6%)

 6–10

2(16.7%)

1(8.3%)

1(12.5%)

2(28.6%)

 > 10

7(58.3%)

9(75.0%)

3(37.5%)

3(42.9%)

Education background

 Bachelor’s

9(75.0%)

10(83.3%)

6(75.0%)

6(85.7%)

 Master’s

2(16.7%)

2(16.7%)

2(25.0%)

1(14.3%)

 Doctorate

1(8.3%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

Technical rank

 Junior

3(25.0%)

4(33.3%)

3(37.5%)

3(42.9%)

 Medium

9(75.0%)

7(58.3%)

4(50.0%)

4(51.7%)

 Senior

0(0%)

1(8.3%)

1(12.5%)

0(0%)

Training model

 O-I

4(33.3%)

3(25.0%)

2(25.0%)

5(71.4%)

 I-O

5(41.7%)

1(8.3%)

0(0%)

1(14.3%)

 O-I-O

3(25.0%)

8(66.7%)

6(66.7%)

1(14.3%)

Total

12

12

8

7

  1. O-I: Initially assisting the outpatient consultant, and then practising in the ward
  2. I-O: Initially practising in the ward, and then assisting the outpatient consultant
  3. O-I-O: Initially assisting the outpatient consultant, then practising in the ward, and finally assisting the outpatient consultant again
  4. COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease