Table 2 Characteristics of interviewed participants (n = 52).
Demographic characteristic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Women | 39 (75) |
Men | 13 (25) |
Clinical Discipline or Role | |
Neonatologist | 8 (16) |
General Paediatrician | 7 (13) |
Clinical Nurse Consultant | 6 (12) |
Developmental Paediatrician | 5 (10) |
Occupational Therapist | 5 (10) |
Physiotherapist | 4 (8) |
Speech Pathologist | 4 (8) |
Paediatric Cardiologist | 4 (8) |
Psychologist | 3 (6) |
Social Worker | 2 (4) |
General Practitioner | 1 (2) |
Neuropsychologist | 1 (2) |
Other (hospital executive, disability manager) | 2 (4) |
Organisational Role | |
Healthcare provider | 26 (50) |
Senior healthcare provider (programme, team, or clinical lead) | 19 (37) |
Executive or medical director | 7 (13) |
Service Setting | |
Hospital | 41 (81) |
Community | 11 (19) |
Service Locationa | |
Metropolitan area | 32 (62) |
Regional centre | 15 (29) |
Rural area | 2 (4) |
Remote communities | 1 (2) |
State-wide | 2 (4) |
State or Territory | |
Queensland | 15 (29) |
New South Wales | 10 (19) |
Northern Territory | 9 (17) |
Victoria | 6 (12) |
Western Australia | 6 (12) |
Tasmania | 4 (8) |
South Australia | 2 (4) |
Total | 52 |
