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. 2025 Aug 8;7:1563025. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1563025

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 83) and other variables.

Variable Category N (%)
Sex Male 5 (6.0)
Female 78 (94.0)
Years of occupational therapy professional practice Less than 1 year 3 (3.6)
From 1 to 5 years 15 (18.1)
More than 5 years 65 (78.3)
Years of practicing occupational therapy for persons with dementia Less than 1 year 4 (4.8)
From 1 to 5 years 26 (31.3)
More than 5 years 53 (63.9)
Completed additional training for working with dementia Yes 58 (69.9)
No 25 (30.1)
Occupational therapy practice includes people in different dementia stages Early stage of dementia 10 (12.0)
Middle stage of dementia 58 (69.9)
Later stage of dementia 15 (18.1)
Weekly working time dedicated to people with dementia Less than 20 h 74 (89.2)
20 h or more 9 (10.8)
Weekly working time for education of team members/relatives Less than 5 h 72 (86.7)
5 h or more 11 (13.3)
Number of people with dementia engaged in weekly occupational therapy practice Less than 5 8 (9.6)
From 6 to 20 35 (42.2)
More than 21 40 (48.2)