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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Development and process evaluation of an educational intervention for overdose prevention and naloxone distribution by general practice trainees

 

Number

Percent

Profiles of training practices

  

 County of practice

  

  Dublin

10

43 %

  Wicklow

8

35 %

  Other

3

12 %

  Missing data

2

10 %

 GMS list size

  

  <500

1

4 %

  500–1000

4

17 %

  1000–1500

7

30 %

  1500–2000

2

9 %

  >2000

8

35 %

  Missing data

1

5 %

 Practice setting

  

  Urban

9

39 %

  Rural

5

22 %

  Mixed

8

35 %

  Missing data

1

5 %

 Mean number of GPs (excluding GP registrars)

  

  Full time

2.6

(SD 2.0)

  Part time

1.6

(SD 1.2)

 Practice nurse

12

52 %

 Active member of a Primary Care Team

11

48 %

 Ever attended a primary care team meeting

6

26 %

 Methadone prescribing

6

26 %

 Level of methadone prescribing

  

  Level 1

4

17 %

  Level 2

2

9 %

 N of patients receiving methadone in the practice

  

  0–5

1

4 %

  5–10

1

4 %

  10–15

2

9 %

  15–20

1

4 %

 Years prescribing methadone

  

  3 years

1

4 %

  15+ years

2

8 %

Trainee profile

  

 Age

  

  25–34 years

21

91 %

  35+ years

2

9 %

 Year of Graduation

  

  2008

5

22 %

  2009

5

22 %

  2010

4

17 %

  2011

5

22 %

  Other

3

12 %

 Training in addiction

  

  0 h

1

4 %

  <4 h

3

13 %

  4–10 h

7

30 %

  11–40 h

2

9 %

  >40 h

1

4 %

 Trained in methadone prescribing

  

  Level 1

8

35 %

  None/Planned during training

15

65 %

 (i) Ever witnessed an opioid overdose:

  

  Hospital

9

39 %

  Community

2

9 %

 (ii) Total No of Witnessed Hospital overdoses

39a+

 

 (iii) Total No of Witnessed Community overdoses

2

 

 (iv) Ever administered Naloxone outside of Emergency Department

5

22 %

 Knowledge on Drugs in Ireland – Multiple-choice questions

  

 No of trainees who know how many people die due to overdose every year in Ireland

10b

43 %

 No of trainees who know how many people are currently in methadone treatment in Ireland

8c

35 %

  1. aOne trainee witnessed more than 10 hospital overdoses
  2. bMultiple-choice question options: (i) < 100___(ii)200-300___(iii) > 300___
  3. cMultiple-choice question options: (i) < 3000___(ii)3000-6000___ (iii) > 6000___