Table 3 Demographic characteristics of survey respondents
From: A survey of the Queensland healthcare workforce: attitudes towards dementia care and training
Characteristic/Response | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Female = 375 (94.2) |
(Total n = 398) | Male = 23 (5.8) |
Age group | Â |
21–40 years | 123 (23.6) |
41–60 years | 330 (65.7) |
61 years and older | 53 (10.7) |
(Total n = 524) | Â |
Occupation | Â |
Registered Nurse | 316 (60.3) |
Physiotherapist | 21 (4.0) |
Occupational Therapist | 48 (9.2) |
Speech Pathologist | 18 (3.4) |
Psychologist | 32 (6.1) |
Social Worker | 37 (7.1) |
Other# | 51 (9.9) |
(Total n = 524) | Â |
Geographic location | Â |
Major city | 301 (59.6) |
Inner regional | 128 (25.3) |
Outer regional | 59 (11.7) |
Remote/Very remote | 17 (3.4) |
(Total n = 505) | Â |
Length of time working in this role | Â |
Less than 12 months | 25 (4.8) |
1–2 years | 43 (8.3) |
3 – 5 years | 92 (17.7) |
6–10 years | 63 (12.1) |
More than 10 years | 297 (57.1) |
(Total n = 520) | Â |
Current area of work | Â |
Acute care§ | 161 (30.8) |
Primary care | 16 (3.1) |
Community Care | 163 (31.2) |
Residential Care | 136 (26.0) |
Other## | 47 (9.0) |
(Total n = 523) | Â |
Highest level of education attained | Â |
Bachelor’s degree/Certificate in Nursing | 319 (61.1) |
Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma | 65 (12.5) |
Master’s degree/PhD/Professional doctorate | 98 (18.8) |
Other¶ | 40 (7.7) |
(Total n = 522) | Â |
How much time at work is spent working with people with dementia? | Â |
Hardly any time (0-9% of my time) | 88 (16.9) |
A little time (10-24% of my time) | 97 (18.5) |
Some of the time (25-49% of my time) | 125 (24.0) |
A moderate amount (50-74% of my time) | 115 (22.1) |
Most of my time (>75% of my time) | 95 (18.1) |
(Total n = 520) | Â |
How important is it for you to have a high level of dementia knowledge to enable you to do your job well? | Â |
Not at all important | 5 (1.0) |
A little important | 17 (3.3) |
Moderately important | 46 (8.8) |
Very important | 227 (43.3) |
Extremely important | 223 (42.6) |
(Total n = 518) | Â |
How confident do you feel when caring for a person with dementia? | Â |
Not at all confident | 5 (1.0) |
A little confident | 42 (8.1) |
Somewhat confident | 111 (21.2) |
Moderately confident | 220 (42.0) |
Very confident | 141 (27.2) |
(Total n = 519) | Â |
Participation in dementia education/training in the last 12 months | 347 (67.0) |