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Table 1 Partcipants charactaristics

From: Impacts on oral health attitude and knowledge after completing a digital training module among Swedish healthcare professionals working with older adults

  

AKO a)

before and after

n (%)

Experiences of completing the digital training module in oral health

n (%)

Total

 

45 (48)

68 (72)

Gender

Men

9 (20)

12 (18)

Women

36 (80)

56 (82)

Age

20–44

24 (53)

33 (49)

 

45–67

21 (47)

35 (51)

Profession

Nurse

3 (7)

5 (7)

 

Assistant nurse

34 (75)

53 (78)

 

Care Assistant

8 (18)

10 (15)

Years in profession

1.5–18

26 (58)

39 (57)

 

19–47

19 (42)

29 (43)

Workplace

Home care

20 (44)

27 (40)

 

Nursing home

25 (56)

41 (60)

Work time

Day

30 (67)

45 (66)

 

Night

6 (13)

8 (12)

 

Both Day and Night

9 (20)

15 (22)

Previous skills development in oral health

Yes

10 (22)

13 (19)

No

35 (78)

55 (81)

Oral health care is included in my work duties

Yes

41 (91)

64 (94)

No

4 (9)

4 (6)

Experience how the workplace manages oral healthcare

Bad

Good or very good

11 (24)

34 (76)

16 (24)

52 (76)

  1. a) AKO = Attitudes to and Knowledge of Oral health questionnaire