Table 3.
Characteristics of the study participants and staff in the participating and invited clinics
|
n (%) Participants n = 417 |
N (%) Participating clinics N = 2029 |
N total (%) Invited clinics N total = 5084 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 331 (79.4) | 1 731 (85.3) | 4 171 (82.0) |
| Male | 83 (19.9) | 298 (14.7) | 913 (18.0) |
| No answer | 3 (0.7) | - | - |
| Educationa within healthcare | |||
| 0 < 3 years of higher education | 45 (10.8) | 452 (22.3) | 1 253 (24.6) |
| 3 – 4.5 years of higher education | 156 (37.4) | 776 (38.2) | 1 950 (38.4) |
| > 4.5 years of higher education | 216 (51.8) | 801 (39.5) | 1881 (37.0) |
| Primary care, staff in 5 clinicsb | 150 (36.0) | 607 (29.9) | 939 (18.5) |
| Specialist care, staff in 12 clinicsc | 267 (64.0) | 1 422 (70.1) | 4 145 (81.5) |
| Age |
Range 21–72 years M 45.8, SD 11.3 Md 46 |
Range 19–68 years Mean 44.1, SD 12.1 Md 43 |
Range 19–68 years Mean 44.1, SD 12.0 Md 44 |
| < 20 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) |
| 20–29 | 31 (7.4) | 248 (12.2) | 632 (12.4) |
| 30–39 | 107 (25.7) | 569 (28.0) | 1 414 (27.8) |
| 40–49 | 113 (27.1) | 481 (23.7) | 1 204 (23.7) |
| 50–59 | 102 (24.5) | 453 (22.3) | 1 165 (22.9) |
| > 60 | 64 (15.3) | 277 (13.7) | 668 (13.1) |
a The 0- < 3-year group mainly consisted of licensed practical nurses or assistant nurses. The 3–4.5-year group consisted of registered nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, audiologists, hearing aid engineers, and opticians. The > 4.5-year group consisted of physicians, psychologists, specialist nurses, psychotherapists, and special educated teachers
b Clinics within primary care included general healthcare clinics and psychosocial- and rehabilitation teams
c Clinics included within specialist care were surgery, internal medicine, orthopedics, oncology, ophthalmology, oto-rhino-laryngology, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, gynecology, and obstetrics