Table 3 Descriptive statistics of pilot study population

Occupation

Nurses

71

63.4

Physicians

41

37.6

Females

83

74.1

Any post-graduate training

31

27.7

Years of experience, mean (SD)

112

12.6 (0.8)

Number of aging patients per day, mean (SD)

110

10 (0.9)

Urban location

53

47.3

Districts

Cau Giay

18

16.1

Dong Anh

35

31.3

Dong Da

11

9.8

Dan Phuong

40

35.7

Long Bien

8

7.1

Facility levels

Commune

43

38.4

District or Provincial

29

25.9

Central

40

35.7

Departments

Geriatric

19

17

Primary

48

42.9

Internal

26

23.2

Cardiology

16

14.3