Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of healthcare professionals in home care teams
Characteristics of healthcare professionals in home care teams | n = 134 |
|---|---|
Mean (± SD) | |
Age (years) | 42 (± 9.3) |
Number of clients served per week | 13 (± 7.6) |
Number of years of practice in home care | 11 (± 7) |
N (%) | |
Sex | |
Female | 122 (90.9) |
Male | 12 (9.1) |
Profession | |
Social workers | 89 (67.1) |
Nurses | 25 (18.7) |
Other (assistance technician, nutritionist, clinical advisor, specialized educator, etc.) | 10 (7.5) |
Occupational therapists | 8 (6) |
Missing data | 2 (0.7) |
Level of education b | |
Diploma to work in health and social services only | 65 (48.5) |
Other diploma | |
Bachelor's degree | 34 (25.3) |
College diploma | 17 (12.6) |
Other (Certificate in Gerontology, Certificate in Developmental Psychology, Certificate in Management, Certificate in History, etc.) | 9 (6.7) |
Master's degree | 7 (5.1) |
High school diploma | 2 (1.4) |
In person IP-SDM training | |
Yes | 112 (83.6) |
Not surea | 22 (16.4) |
Preliminary online general SDM tutorial | |
Yes | 105 (78.3) |
Not surea | 29 (21.7) |