Patients’ and GPs’ characteristics and participant email use
| Characteristic | Patients, n (%) | GPs, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Total number | 14 (100) | 10 (100) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 9 (64) | 4 (40) |
| Female | 5 (36) | 6 (60) |
| Age, years | ||
| 16–24 | 2 (14) | – |
| 25–64 | 11 (79) | – |
| ≥65 | 1 (7) | – |
| Highest educational attainment | ||
| Secondary school | 1 (7) | – |
| Further education | 4 (29) | – |
| Higher education | 9 (64) | – |
| Date of qualificationa | ||
| 1970–1979 | – | 3 (30) |
| 1980–1989 | – | 5 (50) |
| 1990–1999 | – | 0 |
| 2000–2009 | – | 2 (20) |
| Practice list size (range) | 5293–15 762a | 5293–15 762 |
| Participant email use | ||
| Duration of email use | ||
| Minimum, months | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum, years | 4 | 7 |
| Frequency of email use | ||
| Per episode of care | 3–10 | Not known |
| Per month | 2–10 | 0–31 |
| Type of email use | ||
| Standard email | 13 | 9 |
| Web messaging | 1 | 2 |
↵a Five patients chose not to disclose the name of their general practice and so it was not possible to determine practice size. Range presented is for the other nine patients.