Demographic characteristics of participants
| Focus groups n=28 (14 men; 14 women) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Age range | 42–58 | 40–52 | 54–55 | 46–52 | 64–69 | 30–68 |
| Mean | 45 | 46 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 45 |
| GP practice type | ||||||
| Group (two or more GPs): G (N) | G (8) | G (3) | G (3) | G (4) | G (4) | G (5) |
| SH (n) | 1 (SH) | |||||
| Practice location | ||||||
| U (n) | U (7) | U (1) | U (4) | U (2) | U (5) | |
| R (n) | R (1) | R (3) | R (2) | R (3) | ||
| Man (n) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Woman (n) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total (n) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
GP, general practitioner; R, rural; SH, single handed; U, urban.