Response rate
A total of 2229 patients visited the HCPs and were asked to participate in the study. Of these patients, 1504 (67.5%) agreed to participate and were included in this study (Table 1).
A total of 734 HCPs were asked to participate in the study, 692 (94.3%) of whom agreed to participate and were included. The response rates to the questionnaires per type of HCP were: 209 out of 225 (92.8%) physicians, 118 out of 119 (99.1%) pharmacists and 365 out of 390 (93.6%) pharmacy technicians. The following prescribers were included: general practitioner (89.5%), general practitioner in training (1.0%), cardiologist (2.9%), internist (1.9%), neurologist (0.5%), nurse practitioner (1.0%), nurse specialist in primary care (2.9%), others (0.5%). The mean (SD) number of patients per physician and pharmacy were 6,6 (SD± 5.0) and 31.1 (SD±15.0), respectively.