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Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Raters

From: Reliability and validity of the Veterans Administration Mobility Screening and Solutions Tool

Characteristic.

N

N = 230

Role, n (%)

228

 

 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

 

21 (9.2%)

 Certified Nursing Assistant*

 

13 (5.7%)

 Dental Technician*

 

4 (1.8%)

 Kinesiotherapist

 

1 (0.4%)

 Licensed Practical Nurse

 

14 (6.1%)

 Nursing Assistant*

 

6 (2.6%)

 Occupational Therapist

 

32 (14%)

 Occupational Therapy Aide or Technician

 

1 (0.4%)

 Other*

 

6 (2.6%)

 Patient Transporter*

 

1 (0.4%)

 Physical Therapist

 

42 (18%)

 Physical Therapy Aide or Technician*

 

2 (0.9%)

 Physician

 

1 (0.4%)

 Radiology or Ultrasound Technician*

 

12 (5.3%)

 Registered Nurse

 

67 (29%)

 Speech Therapist

 

5 (2.2%)

  (Missing)

 

2

Age group, n (%)

227

 

 24 or less

 

4 (1.8%)

 25–34

 

26 (11%)

 35–44

 

64 (28%)

 45–54

 

69 (30%)

 55 or greater

 

64 (28%)

  (Missing)

 

3

Years of general experience, n (%)

228

 

  (1) <  1

 

7 (3.1%)

  (2) 1 to < 5

 

12 (5.3%)

  (3) 5 to < 10

 

39 (17%)

  (4) 10 to < 20

 

74 (32%)

  (5) 20 to < 30

 

58 (25%)

  (6) 30 or greater

 

38 (17%)

  (Missing)

 

2

Years of experience in VA, n (%)

228

 

  (1) <  1

 

25 (11%)

  (2) 1 to < 5

 

56 (25%)

  (3) 5 to < 10

 

66 (29%)

  (4) 10 to < 20

 

62 (27%)

  (5) 20 to < 30

 

16 (7.0%)

  (6) 30 or greater

 

3 (1.3%)

  (Missing)

 

2

Inpatient setting, n (%)

230

115 (50%)

Outpatient setting, n (%)

230

109 (47%)

CLC setting, n (%)

230

49 (21%)

Rehabilitation setting, n (%)

230

46 (20%)

Home setting, n (%)

230

14 (6.1%)

Other setting, n (%)

230

115 (50%)

  1. * These roles were combined to ‘technicians and nursing assistants’ for comparison to physical therapists in Fig. 3