Table 1 Characteristics of survey and interview participants

Gender

148

90

27

100

 Female

132

80

24

89

 Male

16

10

3

11

Age

123

75

27

100

  < 29

11

7

2

7

 30–39

27

16

2

7

 40–49

23

14

8

30

 50–59

50

30

9

33

  > 60

12

7

6

22

Staff profession

155

94

27

100

 Director of Nursing

–

–

6

22

 Licensed Nurse / Geriatric Nurse

85

52

15

56

 Nursing Aid / Nursing Assistant

65

39

–

–

 Nursing Students

5

3

–

–

 Hygiene Specialist (nursing background)

–

–

4

15

 Hygiene Specialist (other professional backgrounds)

–

–

2

7

Shift

149

90

27

100

 Day

104

63

27

100

 Night

6

4

–

-

 Day and Night

39

24

–

-

Job tenure in the institution (years)

128

78

27

100

  < 5

46

28

4

15

 6–10

25

16

4

15

 11–15

26

16

8

30

 16–20

18

11

6

22

 21–25

11

7

5

19

  > 25

1

1

–

–