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Table 1 Patients, employees and response rates in five nursing homes in Tønsberg, Norway, 2016

From: The safety attitudes questionnaire – ambulatory version: psychometric properties of the Norwegian version for nursing homes

 

Patients (n)

Employees total (n)

Employees ≤ 20% & leave (n)

Employees >  20% invited (n)

Respondents (n)

Response rate (%)

Nursing home 1

46

80

26

54

39

72.2

Nursing home 2

38

65

17

48

29

60.4

Nursing home 3

92

201

51

150

95

63.3

Nursing home 4

101

215

92

123

70

56.9

Nursing home 5

89

204

116

88

55

62.5

Total

366

765

302

463

288

62.2

  1. Patients = Total number of patients in nursing home
  2. Employees total = Total number of employees in nursing home
  3. Employees ≤20% & leave = Number of employees working ≤20% in nursing home, or being on leave during the study period
  4. Employees > 20% invited = Number of invited employees working > 20% in nursing home
  5. Respondents = Number of employees working > 20% answering the SAQ
  6. Response rate = Proportion of invited employees working > 20% answering the SAQ
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