Table 2.
Demographic and background data of participating student paramedics at T1 and T2.
| Demographic data | Category | T1 N (%) |
T2 N (%) |
Chi-square test P-value |
| N | – | 41 | 32 | – |
| Sex | Male | 12 (29.3) | 9 (28.1) | 1.000 |
| Female | 29 (70.7) | 23 (71.9) | ||
| Age (years) | 18–24 | 21 (51.2) | 10 (31.3) | 0.368 |
| 25–34 | 14 (34.1) | 15 (46.9) | ||
| 35–44 | 5 (12.2) | 6 (18.8) | ||
| 45–54 | 1 (2.4) | 1 (3.1) | ||
| 55 < | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Ethnicity | White | 37 (92.5) | 29 (90.6) | 1.000 |
| Asian | 1 (2.5) | 1 (3.1) | ||
| Other (mixed) | 2 (5) | 2 (6.3) | ||
| Preparedness to care – ‘Do you feel prepared to care for people with dementia?’ | Yes | 11 (26.8) | 26 (81.3) | < 0.001 |
| No | 14 (34.1) | 1 (3.1) | ||
| Not sure | 16 (39) | 8 (25) | ||
| Prior training/education | ||||
| Dementia awareness | None | 3 (7.3) | ||
| Basic | 23 (56.0) | |||
| Intermediate | 15 (36.5) | |||
| Advanced | 0 (0) | |||
| Person-centred dementia care | None | 7 (17.0) | ||
| Basic | 19 (46.3) | |||
| Intermediate | 15 (36.5) | |||
| Advanced | 0 (0) | |||
| Dementia and human rights | None | 7 (17.0) | ||
| Basic | 22 (53.6) | |||
| Intermediate | 12 (29.2) | |||
| Advanced | 0 (0) | |||
| Communication, interaction and behaviour in dementia care | None | 5 (12.1) | ||
| Basic | 21 (51.2) | |||
| Intermediate | 12 (29.2) | |||
| Advanced | 3 (7.3) | |||
| Health and well-being in dementia care | None | 8 (19.5) | ||
| Basic | 21 (51.2) | |||
| Intermediate | 11 (26.8) | |||
| Advanced | 1 (2.4) | |||
| Prior experience of dementia | Yes | 21 (51.2) | ||
| No | 20 (48.8) |