Table 1 Demographic data and Characteristics of all study respondents (n = 209)
Demographic variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 90 (43.0%) |
Female | 119 (57.0%) |
Profession | |
Specialist Arrhythmia Nurse | 43 (20.5%) |
Cardiac Nurse | 41 (19.6%) |
Cardiologist | 38 (18.9%) |
General Practitioner | 29 (13.9%) |
Physiotherapist | 22 (10.5%) |
Specialist Respiratory Nurse | 18 (8.6%) |
Primary Care Nurse | 0 (0.0%) |
Other | 18 (8.6%) |
Years of experience | |
< 1 year | 1 (0.5%) |
1–2 years | 1 (0.5%) |
3–4 years | 16 (7.6%) |
5–6 years | 33 (15.8%) |
7–8 years | 27 (12.9%) |
9–10 years | 23 (11.0%) |
> 10 years | 108 (51.6%) |
Responsibilities of caring for individuals with AF | |
Ongoing management | 154 (73.7%) |
Non-urgent care | 147 (70.3%) |
Outpatient clinics | 134 (64.1%) |
Urgent assessments | 92 (44.0%) |
In patient treatment | 90 (43.1%) |
Prescribing | 80 (38.9%) |
Rehabilitation | 78 (37.3%) |
Admission prevention | 77 (36.8%) |
Medication check | 76 (36.5%) |
Oxygen therapy | 73 (34.9%) |
Diagnosis | 72 (34.4%) |
Primary care | 45 (21.5%) |
Other | 7 (3.3%) |