Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants
Survey participants, n (%) | |
|---|---|
Total (completed entire survey) | 84 (75.0) |
No healthcare professional training or experience working as a healthcare professional | 13 (15.5) |
Healthcare professional training or experience working as healthcare professional | 71 (84.5) |
Physician | 61 (85.9) |
Nurse | 1 (1.4) |
Other | 8 (11.3) |
Missing | 1 (1.4) |
Years of experience as healthcare professional | |
1 – 10 years | 22 (31.0) |
11 – 20 years | 18 (25.4) |
21 – 30 years | 14 (19.7) |
31 – 40 years | 14 (19.7) |
40+ years | 3 (4.2) |
Research training or experience working as a researcher | 66 (78.6) |
MSc or equivalent | 24 (36.4) |
PhD or equivalent | 40 (60.6) |
Other | 2 (3.0) |
Years of experience as a researcher | |
1 – 10 years | 30 (45.5) |
11 – 20 years | 20 (30.3) |
21 – 30 years | 12 (18.2) |
31 – 40 years | 3 (4.5) |
40+ years | 1 (1.5) |
Levels of current and previous work* | |
International governmental organization | 15 (17.9) |
National government | 53 (63.1) |
Regional government | 26 (31.0) |
Local government | 18 (21.4) |
Public organization | 41 (48.8) |
Private organization | 16 (19.1) |
Other | 19 (22.6) |
Types of health system decisions supported | |
Experience representing the views of stakeholders in policy or management processes | 46 (54.8) |
Decisions about healthcare policies, reforms or programmes | 65 (77.4) |
Decisions about implementation of healthcare policies, reforms or programmes | 66 (78.6) |
Management decisions about health system arrangements | 44 (52.4) |
Decisions about quality improvement, patient safety or implementation of clinical guidelines | 56 (66.7) |
Other | 5 (6.0) |