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Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic and professional characteristics

From: Facilitators and barriers to implement nurse-led interventions in long-term dementia care: a qualitative interview study with Swiss nursing experts and managers

Nursing home (#)

Function in the nursing home

Age (years)

Work experience in nursing (years)

Work experience in the current position (years)

Work experience in the current nursing home (years)

Qualification in addition to basic nursing training: further training (position-specific or dementia-specific)

1

Nursing home manager

55

29

8

10

Nurse manager education, Higher Education for Health Care Professions Grade I, Trainer with a Swiss Federal Vocational Diploma

1

Nursing expert

41

22

6

10

Graduated in Nursing Science, university course in «Organisational Ethics», Master of Science in «Nursing Management»

2

Nursing expert

53

33

15

10

Master of Advanced Studies in «Gerontological Nursing»

2

Nursing home manager

49

28

11

11

Certificate in «Management in Health Care Systems»

3

Nursing expert

58

36

2.5

2.5

Certificate of Advanced Studies in «Dementia and Way of Life»

3

Nursing home manager

45

25

10

0.3

Certificate of Advanced Studies (3 programs)

4

Nursing expert

59

18

11

7

Course in Validation

4

Nursing home manager

40

19

5

4

“Postgraduate course «Team Management and Head of Department», Certificate of Advanced Studies in «Gerontological Care», Pain Management”

5

Nursing expert

43

20

12

7

Master of Science in Nursing, Trainer with a Swiss Federal Vocational Diploma, Validation Basis, Grade I and II, Aggression Management

5

Nursing home manager

55

38

29

1

Management training for Nurse Managers, Leadership Specialist with a Swiss Federal Vocational Diploma; Quality Management, various professional trainings in the field of dementia

6

Nursing home manager

50

30

23

20

“Master of Advanced Studies in «Management of Health Care Institutions», Nurse Expert Higher Education for Health Care Professions Grade II, Validation “

6

Nursing expert

60

40

20

20

Master of Advanced Studies in «Mental Health», Trainer with a Swiss Federal Vocational Diploma, Certificate of Advanced Studies in «Gerontological Psychiatry»