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) |