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Table 2 Characteristics of participants

From: How to assess experienced quality of care in nursing homes from the client’s perspective: results of a qualitative study

 

Focus group staff (n = 10)

Focus group client representatives (n = 9)

World café (n = 24)

Gender % (n) female

100% (10)

33% (3)

92% (22)

Age years

mean [min; max]

42 [27; 54]

71 [61; 83]

43 [22; 68] a

Participants (n)b

Staff:

• Policy officer c (8)

• Formal caregivers (2)

Nurses (2)

Client representatives:

• Client council representatives (9)

Staff:

• Policy officer c (7)

• Formal caregivers (12)

Nurses (8)

Physiotherapists (2)

Occupational therapists (2)

Client representatives:

• Family (3)

• Client council representatives (2)

  1. a n = 23, data from one participant is missing
  2. b three policy officers and two client council representatives participated in both a focus group and the world café
  3. c policy officers were employed at a nursing home organization and were occupied with quality assurance within their organization