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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Medications for sleep disturbance in children and adolescents with depression: a survey of Canadian child and adolescent psychiatrists

Gender (% female)

53.7

Years of active clinical practice (%)

 

 Less than 2 years

4.5

 2 to 5 years

9.0

 6 to 10 years

14.9

 11 to 20 years

32.8

 More than 20 years

38.8

New patients per week (Mdn)

4 (IQR 2–8)

Patients with significant sleep difficulties (Mdn %)

40.0 (IQR 23.8–52.5)

Province/territory (%)

 

 Nova Scotia

6.0

 New Brunswick

1.5

 Quebec

10.4

 Ontario

49.3

 Manitoba

4.5

 Saskatchewan

3.0

 Alberta

7.5

 British Columbia

17.9

 Others

0

Primary work setting (%)

 

 Academic/Tertiary Care Hospital

46.3

 Community Hospital

13.4

 Community Health Centre

11.9

 Private practice

16.4

 Other/multiple settings

10.4

Primary service type (%)

 

 Inpatient services

10.4

 Outpatient services

61.2

 Mix of both inpatient and outpatient

26.9

Type of community (%)

 

 Urban/suburban

88.1

 Rural/small town

10.4

 Remote

0

Faculty appointment (% yes)

77.6

  1. Mdn median, province/territories—others Northwest Territories, Newfoundland/Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Yukon