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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Staff perception of Lean, care-giving, thriving and exhaustion: a longitudinal study in primary care

 

T1

%

T2

%

Total number of participants, n

481

 

260

 

Participants at public non-profit, n

407

85%

216

83%

Privately owned healthcare units, n

74

15%

44

17%

Women, n

422

88%

224

86%

Men, n

59

12%

35

13%

Profession, n

 -Registered Nurses

181

38%

101

39%

 -Physician

70

15%

37

14%

 -Administrator and secretary

64

13%

31

12%

 -Physiotherapist

47

10%

30

12%

 -Licensed Practical Nurse

45

9%

24

9%

 -Social worker and psychologist

41

9%

21

8%

 -Manager

26

5%

17

7%

 -Occupational therapist

17

4%

8

3%

 -Dietician

3

1%

1

< 1%

Age,

 Mean (SD)

50.2 (10.3)

50.6 (10.0)

 Md (Q1−Q3)

52.0 (44.0–59.0)

53.0 (44.0–59.0)

Years worked at the present unit,

 Mean (SD)

9.1 (9.0)

9.3 (8.7)

 Md (Q1−Q3)

5.0 (2.0–14.0)

5.0 (3.0–14.0)

Years worked in the profession,

 Mean (SD)

21.5 (12.1)

22.0 (11.8)

 Md (Q1−Q3)

21.0 (11.0–31.0)

20.0 (13.0–32.0)

  1. T1, data collection time 1; T2, data collection time 2; Md median; Q1-Q3, quartiles; SD standard deviation. Concerning participants in different professions, the numbers do not add up to 481 or 260 because some participants had multiple functions.