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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents (n = 485)

From: Patient and family views of team functioning in primary healthcare teams with nurse practitioners: a survey of patient-reported experience and outcomes

  n (%) Mean SD Minimum Maximum
Patient variables
Respondent
 Family 154 (33.4)     
 Patient 309 (66.7)     
Age   50.46 17.33 15 96
Sex
 Male 127 (26.9)     
 Female 345 (73.1)     
Perceived health status
 Low 47 (9.9)     
 High 429 (90.1)     
Marital status (living with a partner)
 No 129 (28.1)     
 Yes 330 (71.9)     
High school education completed
 No 55 (11.8)     
 Yes 411 (88.2)     
Employment status
 Not employed 179 (39.1)     
 Employed 279 (60.9)     
Perceived income
 Inadequate 96 (20.4)     
 Adequate 374 (79.6)     
Length of follow-up
 > 24 months 363 (78.9)     
 ≤ 24 months 97 (21.1)     
Routine health visit
 No 34 (7.3)     
 Yes 431 (92.7)     
Country of birth (Canada)
 No 50 (10.7)     
 Yes 419 (89.3)     
Team variable
Team size
 Medium/large (≥ 5 members) 195 (42.2)     
 Small (< 5 members) 267 (57.8)     
Organizational variables
Location
 Non urban 211 (44.1)     
 Urban 268 (55.9)     
Practice setting
 Home care, long-term care 60 (12.4)     
 Primary care 425 (87.6)     
Role clarity   5.28 0.79 1.00 6.00
 Low 54 (11.6)     
 High 413 (88.4)