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Table 1 Characteristics of hospital staff

From: Acute hospital staff’s attitudes towards dementia and perceived dementia knowledge: a cross-sectional survey in Ireland

Variable

n (%)

Age

N = 1246

 - 18–35 years

421 (33.79%)

 - 35–55 years

706 (56.66%)

 - 55–75 years

119 (9.55%)

Gender

N = 1791

 - Male

300 (16.8%)

 - Female

1491 (83.2%)

Job Role

N = 1783

 - Doctors, nurses, healthcare attendants

906 (50.8%)

 - Allied professionals

210 (11.8%)

 - General support staff

667 (37.4%)

Previous dementia training

N = 1791

 - Yes

420 (23.5%)

 - No

1371 (76.5%)

Family member with dementia

N = 1474

 - Yes

558 (37.9%)

 - No

916 (62.1%)