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Table 1 Characteristics of interviewees

From: Practitioners’ perspectives on evaluating treatment outcomes in traditional Chinese medicine

 

Practitioners

N = 9

Gender

 Female

6 (66.7)

 Male

3 (33.3)

Academic background

 TCM

6 (66.7)

 Integration

3 (33.3)

Education background

 Bachelor’s

1 (11.1)

 Master’s

1 (11.1)

 Doctorate

7 (77.8)

Professional title

 Associate chief physician

2 (22.2)

 Chief physician

7 (77.8)

Physician specialty

 Internal medicine

3 (33.3)

 Acupuncture

3 (33.3)

 Gynecology

1 (11.1)

 Pediatrics

2 (22.2)

Years of experience

22(3–37)

Interview length (minutes)

27(10)

  1. Results are number (%) for all variables, except median (range) for years of experience and mean (sd) for interview length.