Table 1

Participants’ characteristics

PatientsHospital physiciansHospital nurses*Primary care physicianPrimary care nurses†
Interviews
 Number of interviews performed126574
 Median (min–max) number of days after discharge that interviews were performed28 (17–43)21 (14–28)27 (20–31)27 (17–34)23 (17–30)
 Median (min–max) duration of interview in minutes18 (10–46)19 (17–30)35 (13–59)25 (19–36)30 (25–41)
 Male (number)53122
 Female (number)73452
 Median (min–max) age69 (63–100)31 (27–38)42 (40–46)42 (31–57)43 (31–59)
 Median (min–max) number of years in the professionNA5 (3–11)10 (2–20)13 (4–30)14 (4–29)
  • *Includes intercultural mediator.

  • †Includes social worker.