Table 2

Characteristics of respondents

CharacteristicsNumber (%)
Gender: female486 (93.3)
Type of care
 Residential care400 (76.8)
 Nursing care121 (23.2)
Education
 High school71 (13.6)
 Secondary vocational education401 (76.9)
 Bachelor or master degree45 (8.6)
Profession
 Licensed practical nurse324 (62.2)
 Registered nurse75 (14.4)
 Nurse assistant81 (15.5)
 Paramedical staff13 (2.4)
 Social worker12 (2.3)
 Doctor2 (0.4)
Job status
 Full time113 (21.7)
 Part time345 (66.2)
 Other (on an agency or flexible contract basis)56 (10.7)
Mean number of years in this team (SD)5.11 (5.43)
Mean number of years in this organisation (SD)10.09 (8.75)
Mean number of years in this discipline (SD)9.25 (9.00)
  • Not all percentages add up to 100% due to missing values.