Bridging the gap between the economic evaluation literature and daily practice in occupational health: a qualitative study among decision-makers in the healthcare sector

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

	In-depth interviews	Structured telephone interviews
Participants [n.]	19	28
LTC [n. (%)]	8 (42)	1 (4)
Female [n. (%)]	7 (88)	1(100)
Job description [n. (%)]
OHS operations	6 (75)	1 (100)
Senior staff members	2 (25)	0 (0)
Years of relevant work experience [mean (SD)]	16.6 (7.8)	N.A.
Hospital [n. (%)]	11 (58)	27 (96)
Female [n. (%)]	5 (46)	21 (78)
Job description [n. (%)]
OHS operations	9 (81)	26 (96)
Senior staff members	2 (19)	1 (4)
Years of relevant work experience [mean (SD)]	7.6 (2.8)	N.A.
Interviews [n.]	18	25
LTC [n. (%)]	7 (39)	1 (4)
Size [n. (%)]
<250 employees	3 (43)	0 (0)
250-999 employees	4 (57)	1 (100)
Type [n. (%)]
Public (not for profit)	4 (57)	1 (100)
Private (for profit)	3 (43)	0 (0)
Hospital [n. (%)]	11 (61)	24 (96)
Size [n. (%)]
<250 employees	0 (0)	3 (13)
250-999 employees	3 (27)	6 (25)
1000-1999 employees	1 (9)	5 (21)
2000-9999 employees	5 (46)	7 (29)
>10000 employees	2 (18)	3 (13)
Type [n. (%)]
Public (not-for-profit)	11 (100)	24 (100)
Private (for-profit)	0 (0)	0 (0)

Abbreviations: n number, OHS Occupational Health and Safety, LTC Long-Term Care facility, N.A. Not Available.

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