Table 1 Summary of survey participants.

From: Pharmacogenomics to optimise psychotropic prescribing: a survey of mental health professionals’ perceptions, knowledge, and educational needs

Gender

% (No.)

 Female

48.4% [62]

 Male

47.7% [61]

 Prefer not to say

3.9% (5)

Profession

 Pharmacist

10.2% (13)

 Physician

78.9% (101)

 Other

10.9% (14)

Primary Practice Setting

 Community-based Nursing Home

3.1% (4)

 Hospital Inpatients

31.2% [40]

 Outpatients or Ambulatory Care

46.1% [59]

 Primary Care

0.8% (1)

 Other

5.5% (7)

 Non-responders

13.3% (17)

Work Experience in Years

 1

0.8% (1)

 2–5

19.5% (25)

 6–10

20.3% [26]

 11–20

21.1% [27]

 >20

35.9% [46]

 Non-responders

2.3% (3)

 

(n = 128)

  1. Summary of clinicians who participated in the survey (n = 128). Percentages (rounded to 1 decimal place) and counts (included within brackets) are shown for each group. ‘Other’ in the ‘Profession’ category refers to mental health specialist nurse prescribers, scientists, physician associates, and those involved in providing pharmacogenomics clinical services; and ‘Other’ in the ‘Primary Practice Setting’ category refers to research and those working across multiple types of settings.
  2. PGx pharmacogenomics.