Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (N = 1264)
From: Capacity building for dementia care in community care services: a mixed methods approach
Number | Valid % | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 200 | 15.8 |
Female | 1039 | 82.2 |
Age (years) | ||
≤ 24 | 71 | 5.6 |
24–34 | 353 | 27.9 |
35–44 | 250 | 19.8 |
45–54 | 397 | 31.4 |
55–64 | 161 | 12.7 |
≥ 65 | 14 | 1.1 |
Types of care settings | ||
Community centers | 255 | 20.2 |
Day care centers | 275 | 21.8 |
Residential care homes | 486 | 38.4 |
Others | 246 | 19.5 |
Types of staff | ||
Care assistants | 613 | 48.5 |
Supporting staffs | 23 | 1.8 |
Clerical staffs | 75 | 5.9 |
Professional staffs | 486 | 38.4 |
Management staffs | 29 | 2.3 |
Types of professional staffs (n = 486) | ||
Social work | 202 | 15.9 |
Nursing | 194 | 15.3 |
Allied health | 38 | 3.0 |
Others | 68 | 13.4 |
Year(s) of experience working in aged care service, M (SD) | Facilitators: 6.96 (6.25) | |
Learners: 7.27 (6.42) | ||
Provision of direct services to people with dementia in daily job duties | ||
Yes | 1043 | 82.5 |
No | 187 | 14.8 |
Ever received dementia training before this study | ||
Yes, more than once | 435 | 34.4 |
Yes, once only | 388 | 30.7 |
No | 381 | 30.1 |