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Table 1 Participant characteristics by time of data collection

From: SCOPEOUT: sustainability and spread of quality improvement activities in long-term care- a mixed methods approach

 

Time 1

Time 2

Time 3

Time 4

Time 5

Number of surveys collected

114

99

119

95

106

Completed the survey first time, N (%)

–

62 (62.6%)

86 (72.3%)

57 (60.0%)

57 (53.8%)

Age range, N (%)

  < 25 years

3 (2.6%)

1 (1.0%)

3 (2.5%)

2 (2.1%)

1 (0.9%)

 25-34 years

10 (8.7%)

7 (7.0%)

8 (6.7%)

5 (5.2%)

14 (13.1%)

 35-44 years

35 (30.6%)

28 (28.2%)

36 (30.2%)

26 (27.3%)

25 (23.5%)

 45-54 years

42 (36.7%)

44 (44.4%)

44 (36.9%)

47 (49.4%)

47 (44.2%)

  > 54 years

23 (20.1%)

19 (19.1%)

27 (22.5%)

15 (15.7%)

19 (17.7%)

 Missing

1 (0.8%)

–

1 (0.8%)

–

–

Sex, N (%)

 Male

16 (14.0%)

11 (11.1%)

5 (4.2%)

14 (14.7%)

15 (14.1%)

 Female

98 (85.9%)

88 (88.8%)

114 (95.7%)

81 (85.2%)

90 (84.9%)

 Missing

–

–

–

–

1 (0.9%)

Care provider group, N (%)

 Care aides

93 (81.5%)

81 (81.8%)

90 (75.6%)

83 (87.3%)

82 (77.3%)

 Nurses

16 (14.0%)

12 (12.1%)

23 (19.3%)

10 (10.5%)

23 (21.6%)

 Allied health providers

–

2 (2.0%)

1 (0.8%)

–

–

 Managers

5 (4.3%)

4 (4.0%)

5 (4.2%)

2 (2.1%)

1 (0.9%)

Years worked in current role, M (SD)

12.95 (8.51)

13.36 (8.03)

12.38 (8.88)

12.02 (8.04)

13.18 (9.2)

Years worked on unit, M (SD)

7.04 (6.01)

7.9 (6.61)

7.74 (7.57)

6.27 (4.97)

8.3 (7.48)

Intervention unit, N (%)

45 (39.5%)

39 (39.4%)

42 (35.3%)

47 (49.5%)

42 (39.6%)

  1. Note: N = number of individuals, % = percent of individuals, M = mean, SD = standard deviation