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Table 2 Characteristics of care workers

From: Gaps between the subjective needs of older facility residents and how care workers understand them: a pairwise cross-sectional study

 

Care worker

N = 78

(%)

Gender

 Female

49

(63)

 Male

29

(37)

Age

 20–29 years

37

(47)

 30–49 years

31

(40)

 ≥50 years

10

(13)

Length of work

 <5 years

34

(44)

 5–9 years

25

(32)

 ≥10 years

12

(15)

 Unknown

7

(9)

Length of work at the facility

 <5 years

36

(46)

 5–9 years

24

(31)

 ≥10 years

6

(8)

 Unknown

12

(15)

Number of questionnaires for analysis

 One

52

(67)

 Two

19

(24)

 Three

4

(5)

 Four

2

(3)

 Five

1

(1)

  1. No significant differences were found in basic characteristics (age, gender, and years of experience) of care workers by the number of older residents assessed