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Table 1 Characteristics of health care professionals and clinics (n = 22)

From: Evaluation of multi-level barriers and facilitators in a large diabetic retinopathy screening program in federally qualified health centers: a qualitative study

Variable

N

Professional role

 Administrator

3

 Clinician

9

 Staff

10

Gender

 Male

1

 Female

21

Age

 20–29 years

2

 30–39 years

5

 40–49 years

6

 50–59 years

4

 60+ years

5

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

16

 Hispanic White

3

 Non-Hispanic Black

2

 Non-Hispanic Asian

1

Years in practice

 0–5

6

 6–10

8

 11–15

1

 16–20

1

 20+

6

Number of diabetic patients seen weekly by participant

 Don’t know

1

 N/A (administrative role)

6

 0–9

1

 10–19

4

 20–29

2

 30–39

2

 40–49

2

 50+

4

Clinic setting

 Rural

7

 Urban

15

Clinic DR screening rate

 Low (25th percentile)

10

 Medium (26th–50th percentile)

7

 High (50th–99th percentile)

5

Clinic experience with TDRS

 0–1 years

2

 2–3 years

3

 4+ years

1

  1. N/A non-applicable, DR diabetic retinopathy, TDRS Telemedicine Diabetic Retinopathy Screening