From: Enablers and barriers to implementing care quality improvement program in nursing homes in China
Participants’ characteristics | nurse manager (N = 8) | clinical nurse (N = 50) | nurse assistant (N = 64) | The total (N = 122) |
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Age † | 37.5 (35.0–55.2) | 30.0 (26.7–32.2) | 50.0 (43.0–52.0) | 41.0 (30.5–50.5) |
Gender ‡ | ||||
Male | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 3 (2.5) |
Female | 6 (75.0) | 50 (100.0) | 63 (98.4) | 119 (97.5) |
Qualification‡ | ||||
Elementary | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (18.8) | 12 (9.8) |
Junior high | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (56.3) | 36 (29.5) |
Senior high | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (21.8) | 14 (11.5) |
Post-secondary | 2 (25.0) | 34 (68.0) | 2 (3.1) | 38 (31.2) |
Undergraduate | 6 (75.0) | 16 (32.0) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (18.0) |
Position‡ | ||||
Junior care assistant | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (56.3) | 36 (29.5) |
Mediate care assistant | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (28.1) | 18 (14.7) |
Senior care assistant | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (15.6) | 10 (8.2) |
Nurse | 0 (0.0) | 20 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (16.4) |
Senior nurse | 2 (25.0) | 22 (44.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (19.7) |
Supervisor nurse | 6 (75.0) | 8 (16.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (11.5) |
Employment‡ | ||||
Temporary employment | 0 (0.0) | 14 (28.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (11.5) |
Fixed-term contracts | 4 (50.0) | 34 (68.0) | 64 (100.0) | 102 (83.6) |
Formal permanent | 4 (50.0) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (4.9) |
Years in the institution† | 14.0 (12.2–33.7) | 8.0 (5.0–10.2) | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 8.0 (3.0–10.0) |
Daily working hours† | 8.0 (8.0–8.0) | 8.0 (8.0–8.0) | 12.0 (10.0–12.0) | 8.0 (8.0–12.0) |