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Table 1 Profiles of participants

From: Facilitators and barriers of managing patients with multiple chronic conditions in the community: a qualitative study

Physicians

 

Number of physicians (n = 10)

Gender

 Female

6 (60%)

 Male

4 (40%)

Years of working in the polyclinic

  < 1–5 years

4 (40%)

 6–10 years

1 (10%)

  > 10 years

5 (50%)

Care model involved

 Teamlet (Part of a regular team comprising Family Physicians, Care Manager and Care Coordinator to manage patients with chronic conditions)

3 (30%)

 Non-Teamlet model (Manages patients of all profiles, both chronic & acute patients)

5 (50%)

Teamlet & Non-Teamlet model

2 (20%)

Patients

(14 interviews were conducted with patients, and 2 interviews were conducted with patients’ caregivers)

 

Number of patients (n = 16)

Gender

 Female

9 (56%)

 Male

7 (44%)

Race

 Chinese

15 (94%)

 Malay

1 (6%)

Age

 56–60 years old

2 (13%)

 61–65 years old

3 (19%)

 66–70 years old

8 (50%)

  > 70 years old

3 (19%)

Education level

 No formal education

1 (6%)

 Primary school

5 (31%)

 Secondary school

8 (50%)

 Polytechnic

2 (13%)

Employment status

 Retired and/or not looking for job

10 (63%)

 Working part time

3 (19%)

 Employed with full time job

3 (19%)

Living Situation

 Staying alone

2 (13%)

 Staying with family member(s)

14 (88%)

Number of chronic conditions

 2

5 (31%)

 3

9 (56%)

  > 3

2 (13%)

Years of managing chronic conditions in the polyclinic

 1/2–2 years

4 (25%)

 3–4 years

2 (13%)

 5 or more years

7 (44%)

 Unable to recall the exact duration

3 (19%)