Experiences and management strategies of Norwegian GPs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal interview study

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Table 1. Characteristics of participating general practitioners (GPs).

Participant characteristics (total n = 8)	Sex	Age (years)	Experience	Number of patients on GP list	Number of GPs in the office	Details
Interview 1 (n = 8)	4 Female, 4 Male	31–56 (median 44)	≤5 years (n = 1) 6–20 years (n = 6) ≥21 years (n = 1)	602–1400 (median 1000)	3–8 (median 6)	8 General practitioners 5 Work in out-of-hours clinic^a 5 Work in COVID clinic^a 6 Work in municipal position^a
Interview 2 (n = 5)	2 Female, 3 male	31–56 (median 44)	≤5 years (n = 1) 6–20 years (n = 3) ≥21 years (n = 1)	950–1400 (median 1050)	3–8 (median 6)	5 General practitioners 3 Work in out-of-hours clinic^a 3 Work in COVID clinic^a 4 Work in municipal position^a

^aSome GPs worked in out-of-hours clinics, respiratory/COVID clinics and/or part time in a municipal position in addition to their GP practice during the pandemic. GPs working part time as municipal chief medical officers (MCMO) at baseline were interviewed as MCMOs in the CovidNor study and are not included in this analysis.