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Table 1 Summary of the background characteristics and overall scores of participants who completed the questionnaire

From: How do community-based eye care practitioners approach depression in patients with low vision? A mixed methods study

Characteristic/Score

N = 122

Age (years), Median (IQR)

44.0 (38.0–54.0)

Data Missing, n (%)

1 (0.8)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

50 (41.0)

 Female

72 (59.0)

Professional Background, n (%)

 Optometrist or Ophthalmic medical practitioner

113 (92.6)

 Dispensing optician

8 (6.6)

 Data Missing

1 (0.8)

Primary Place of Work, n (%)

 Independent practice working with others

58 (47.5)

 Independent practice working on own

37 (30.3)

 Multiple practice working with others

19 (15.6)

 Multiple practice working on own

3 (2.5)

 Other

5 (4.1)

Type of Assessments, n (%)

 Practice based

73 (59.8)

 Domiciliary

4 (3.3)

 A mixture of both

45 (36.9)

 Time since professional registration (years) Median (IQR)

21.0 (14.0–42.0)

 Time employed in eye care services (years) Median (IQR)

21.0 (14.0–31.0)

 Time employed as LVSW practitioner (years) Median (IQR)

9.0 (6.0–10.0)

 Average number of people with low vision seen each month, Median (IQR)

5.0 (4.0–10.0)

Average time spent with person with low vision (mins) n (%)

 less than 10

0 (0.0)

 11–20

0 (0.0)

 21–30

8 (6.6)

 31–40

29 (23.8)

 41–50

47 (38.5)

 51–60

32 (26.2)

 more than 60

6 (4.9)

Previous training on depression, n (%)

 Yes

7 (5.7)

 No

115 (94.3)

 Part B: Action in practice scale Rasched score, Median (IQR)

−1.710 (−3.430, −0.150)

 Part C: Confidence scale Rasched score, Median (IQR)

−1.820 (− 3.460, 0.170)

 Part D: Barriers scale Rasched score, Median (IQR)

−0.750 (− 1.450, − 0.070)