A multi-stakeholder perspective on asthma care in Canada: findings from a mixed methods needs assessment in the treatment and management of asthma in adults

Table 1 Description of the study sample

Profession	Phase I: qualitative (interview)	Phase II: quantitative (online survey)	Total
General practitioners/family physicians	8	79	87
Specialists^a	8	18	26
Nurses	8	18	26
Pharmacists	5	54	59
Certified Respiratory Educators (CRE)^b	8	21	29
Non-healthcare providers (sources of triangulation)
Admins/payers/policy influencers	4	–	4
Patient advocates	2	–	2
Total	43	190	233

^aIncluding allergists/clinical immunologists, respirologists and internal medicine specialists
^bIncluding nurses and pharmacists who have obtained a Respiratory Educator certification

ISSN: 1710-1492