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Table 1 Overview of sample

From: Nursing staff’s responses to thematic content of patients’ expressed worries: observing communication in home care visits

Nursing staff (n = 33)

 Registered Nurses/Nurse Assistants (n)

16/17

 Females/Males (n)

27/6

 Mean age (SD); age rangea

42 (±10); 23–59

 Mean years of work experience (SD); range work experienceb

17 (±10); 1–31

Older persons (n = 48)

 Females/Males

36/12

 Mean age (SD); age range

84 (±8); 65–94

 Mean ADLc (SD); range ADL

2,1 (±0,7); 0–3,7

 Mean hours of care per week (SD); range hours of care per week

5 (±5): 0,3-21,5

Visits (n = 195)

 Mean length of visits in minutes (SD); range length of visit

17 (±14); 1–72

 Number of visits with Registered Nurses/Nurse Assistants

98/98

  1. aMissing data on 2 registered nurses and 2 nurse assistants
  2. bMissing data on 1 nurse assistant
  3. cActivity of Daily Living scores: the level of assistance needed to perform a range of daily tasks (0 = no assistance needed, 5 = full assistance needed) [95]