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Table 2 Demographic variables-comparison of proportions at baseline and follow-up (total N = 438).

From: Effect of an institutional development plan for user participation on professionals' knowledge, practice, and attitudes. A controlled study

Variable

Intervention group

Control group

 

Baseline

N = 89*

Follow-up

N = 93*

p-value

Baseline

N = 133*

Follow-up

N = 123*

p-value

Female

72.7%

77.2%

0.491

87.0%

85.1%

0.663

Current position

  

0.797

  

0.223

- Nurse

36.4%

37.8%

(0.845)

28.5%

38.5%

(0.090)

- Medical doctor

4.5%

5.6%

(0.758)

7.7%

8.2%

(0.882)

- Psychologist

21.6%

28.9%

(0.263)

13.8%

15.6%

(0.669)

- Health/welfare worker

25.0%

18.9%

(0.324)

37.7%

28.7%

(0.130)

- Administrative/Other

12.5%

8.9%

(0.435)

12.3%

9.0%

(0.399)

Leadership responsibility

12.5%

7.7%

0.285

7.7%

9.0%

0.704

Category of patients working with

  

0.594

  

0.069

- In-patients

29.5%

26.1%

(0.605)

49.6%

50.4%

(0.900)

- Out-patients

52.3%

50.0%

(0.760)

32.8%

34.1%

(0.823)

- Both

11.4%

18.5%

(0.181)

12.2%

15.4%

(0.455)

- Not working with patients

6.8%

5.4%

(0.699)

5.3%

0%

(0.009)

No of years worked in this unit. Mean(SD)

6.4 (6.3)

4.8 (5.5)

0.069

6.8 (6.2)

7.2 (6.9)

0.631

  1. Numbers are percentages of total N for each sample unless otherwise stated.
  2. * The N in the four samples varied for each question due to missing answers on the variables (0.8%-3.3%).
  3. p-value calculated using Pearson's chi square.
  4. p-value calculated using independent samples t-test.