Table 1.

Description of Focus Group Participants

GroupParticipantsNumberFemaleMale
LPN=licensed practical nurse; MA=medical assistant; RN=registered nurse.
Note: Mixed groups were made up of all participant types.
1Patients1275
2Patients954
3Physicians954
4Physicians1064
5RNs11110
6RNs s660
7LPNs; MAs10100
9 LPNs
1 MA
8Mixed group1064
4 Patients
2 Physicians
2 RNs
2 LPNs
9Mixed group743
3 Patients
2 Physicians
1 RNs
1 MA
Totals, No. (%)85 Total60 (71)24 (29)
28 Patients
23 Physicians
20 RNs
11 LPNs
2 MAs