Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants (n=44)

Frequency (%)
Practice setting
 Academic/university29 (65.9%)
 Community/private practice1 (2.3%)
 Business1 (2.3%)
 Government/publically funded9 (20.5%)
 Other4 (9.1%)
Highest educational attainment (n=43)
 Bachelor’s degree2 (4.7%)
 Doctorate of philosophy10 (23.3%)
 Master’s degree4 (9.3%)
 Medical degree22 (51.2%)
 Other5 (11.6%)
Field of training
 Allied health1 (2.3%)
 Nursing7 (15.9%)
 Medicine30 (68.2%)
 Other6 (13.6%)
Career publications
 03 (6.8%)
 1–518 (40.9%)
 6–105 (11.4%)
 11–156 (13.6%)
 ≥1612 (27.3%)
Total publications in healthcare improvement (n=39)
 015 (38.5%)
 1–517 (43.6%)
 6–104 (10.3%)
 11–151 (2.6%)
 ≥162 (5.1%)
Ever-used SQUIRE Guidelines
 Yes26 (59.1%)
 No18 (40.9%)
Ever-used other Guidelines
 Yes25 (56.8%)
 No19 (43.2%)

  • Frequencies may not sum to the total due to missing data.

  • SQUIRE, Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence.