Table 2 Clinician characteristics.

From: “I’m living in a ‘no’ world now…”- A qualitative study of the widespread impact of living with chronic breathlessness, and experiences of identification and assessment of this symptom in an older, frail community-based population

Age (years)

Total clinician population, n = 10

Median (IQR)

43 (39–48)

Range

32–52

Years of practice

 Median (IQR)

15 (7–22)

 Range

4–32

Role

 General Practitioners with Extended Roles (GPwER) in Frailtya

4 (Recruited from ICC)

 General Practitioner (GP)

1b

 Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)

3b

 Respiratory Practice Nurse

1b

 Practice Nurse

1b

  1. aGeneral Practitioners with Extended Roles (GPwER) – A GP who undertakes additional roles beyond the scope of their GP training and which requires supplementary training52.
  2. bRecruited from one primary care practice.
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