Table 1 Descriptive statistics of older adults and nursing professionals
Older adults (n = 73) | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 29 | (40%) |
Female | 44 | (60%) |
Age | 74 | (mean; SD 6; range 58–91) |
Region | ||
1 | 7 | (11%) |
2&8 | 9 | (14%) |
3 | 6 | (9%) |
4 | 7 | (10%) |
5 | 24 | (36%) |
6 | 5 | (8%) |
7 | 8 | (12%) |
Member of association for older adults, years on average | ||
two | 52 | (71%), 12 |
three | 30 | (41%), 7 |
four or more | 16 | (22%), 5 |
Nursing professionals (n = 385) | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 22 | (6%) |
Female | 362 | (94%) |
Age | 49 | (mean; SD 10; range 21–64) |
Workplace | ||
General hospital | 83 | (22%) |
University hospital | 8 | (2%) |
care services | 240 | (62%) |
General practice | 53 | (14%) |
Position | ||
Clinical | 330 | (85%) |
Clinical and/or management | 54 | (14%) |
Working experience (years) | 24 | (mean; SD 11; range 1–47) |
Feeling equipped to provide tailored care to older adults with complex care needs | ||
Totally disagree | 1 | (0.3%) |
disagree | 24 | (7%) |
neutral | 66 | (18%) |
agree | 218 | (60%) |
Totally agree | 53 | (15%) |
Undertook training activities last years concerning older persons with complex care needs | ||
No | 113 | (31%) |
yes | 249 | (69%) |
Did training activities meet your needs? | ||
Do not know | 133 | (37%) |
No, because | 85 | (23%) |
yes | 144 | (40%) |
Familiarity with NCOP | ||
no | 290 | (80%) |
yes | 72 | (20%) |