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Table 1 Demographic and employment characteristics by occupational group

From: What are the differences among occupational groups related to their palliative care-specific educational needs and intensity of interprofessional collaboration in long-term care homes?

Demographic characteristics

PSWs n = 126

Registered staff n = 82

Support staff n = 109

aTotal N = 317

Sex N (%)

 Male

1 (0.8)

14 (17.1)

26 (24.3)

41 (13.1)

 Female

124 (99.2)

68 (82.9)

81 (75.7)

273 (86.9)

Age N (%)

 Under 25

1 (0.8)

1 (1.4)

3 (2.8)

5 (1.6)

 25 to 34

13 (10.7)

17 (20.1)

20 (18.5)

50 (16.1)

 35 to 44

28 (23.0)

26 (31.7)

28 (25.9)

82 (26.4)

 45 to 54

41 (33.6)

24 (29.3)

34 (31.5)

99 (31.8)

 55 to 64

34 (27.9)

10 (12.2)

19 (17.6)

63 (20.3)

 65+

4 (3.3)

3 (4.2)

4 (3.7)

11 (3.5)

Highest level education completed N (%)

 High school or equivalent

35 (28.0)

2 (2.9)

26 (24.5)

63 (20.3)

 College

64 (51.2)

35 (42.7)

44 (41.5)

143 (46.0)

 Undergraduate degree

8 (6.4)

13 (15.9)

21 (19.8)

42 (13.5)

 Graduate degree

13 (10.4)

30 (36.6)

11 (10.4)

54 (17.4)

 Other

5 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (3.8)

9 (2.9)

Employment status N (%)

 Full-time

69 (55.6)

54 (65.9)

76 (69.7)

199 (63.6)

 Part-time

55 (44.4)

26 (31.7)

33 (30.3)

112 (35.8)

 Years working in LTC mean (SD)

12.1 (9.2)

8.8 (7.9)

10.2 (7.6)

10.6 (8.5)

 Years w/ current employer mean (SD)

10.6 (8.5)

5.8 (5.9)

8.2 (7.0)

8.5 (7.6)

 Attended care conferences N (%)

66 (61.1)

61 (74.4)

30 (30.6)

157 (55.9)

 Contributed to care plans N (%)

95 (84.8)

75 (91.5)

37 (38.5)

207 (72.1)

  1. aTotal number may not equal 100% due to missing responses