Table 1 Respondent characteristics (N = 29).

From: Risks and rewards of increasing patient access to medical records in clinical ophthalmology using OpenNotes

Characteristic

Frequency (%)

Age, mean ± SD [range]a

47.2 ± 10.5 [31–66]

Gender

   Male

20 (69)

   Female

9 (31)

Clinician title

   Physician

24 (82.8)

   Other clinician

5 (17.2)

Years practicing

   Under 1 year

0 (0)

   Between 1 and 3 years

0 (0)

   Between 3 and 5 years

1 (3.4)

   Between 5 and 10 years

8 (27.6)

   Between 10 and 15 years

4 (13.8)

   Between 15 and 20 years

6 (20.7)

   Between 20 and 30 years

3 (10.3)

   Over 30 years

7 (24.1)

Practice in a clinical setting

20 (100)

Routinely sends copies of clinical notes to patients

2 (6.9)

  1. aData regarding age was available for 28 of the 29 participants. One participant reported that he was 10 years old and had been a practicing Ophthalmologist for 60 years. Due to this inconsistency and suspected error in reporting, he was excluded from all data analysis involving age.