Table 2 Professional characteristics of participating (A) Decision Makers (DMs), and (B) Healthcare Professionals (HCPs)
A- Decision makers (DMs) characteristics | Frequency (n=16) |
|---|---|
Management experience (years) | |
6-10 | 4 |
11-15 | 2 |
16-20 | 2 |
21-25 | 5 |
26-30 | 2 |
31-35 | 1 |
Type of organization | |
Provincial health system | 10 |
University | 1 |
Hospital | 1 |
Advocate for older adults | 1 |
Medical Association | 2 |
Regional Health Agency | 1 |
Level of organization | |
Regional | 3 |
Provincial | 11 |
National | 2 |
Role in the organization | |
Operations | 5 |
Planning | 1 |
Operations, planning and finance | 2 |
Other | 8 |
Educational background | |
MSc related to administration (e.g. MBA, Public administration) | 7 |
MD | 6 |
Nurse | 3 |
B- Healthcare professionals (HCPs) characteristics | Frequency ( n =18) |
Profession | |
Physician | 11 |
Nurse | 2 |
Social Worker | 2 |
Other | 3 |
Specialization in geriatric care | |
Yes | 11 |
No | 7 |
Practice experience (years) | |
1 -10 | 5 |
11-20 | 3 |
21-30 | 5 |
31-40 | 4 |
N/A | 1 |
Language used at work | |
English | 14 |
French | 4 |