Table 1.
Characteristics of participants in individual interviews
| Characteristic | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Job | |
| Ward nurse | 6 |
| Healthcare or nursing assistant | 6 |
| Charge nurse or deputy ward manager | 4 |
| Ward manager | 3 |
| Occupational Therapist (OT) | 2 |
| OT assistant, technical instructor or activity worker | 2 |
| Consultant psychiatrist | 1 |
| Modern matron (lead nurse role for a hospital) | 2 |
| Clinical director (medical manager for a group of services) | 1 |
| Senior manager of a group of services | 4 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 8 |
| Female | 21 |
| Age group | |
| Under 26 | 2 |
| 26-35 years | 8 |
| 36-45 years | 11 |
| 46-55 years | 7 |
| Over 55 years | 1 |
| Ethnic group | |
| White British | 13 |
| White Irish | 2 |
| White Other | 2 |
| Black African | 4 |
| Black Caribbean | 3 |
| Black Other | 2 |
| Asian Other | 2 |
| Length of service on ward in months | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 53 (76) |
| Median (range) | 34 (1-312) |
| Length of service in mental health care in years | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 14.5 (9.6) |
| Median (range) | 12 (1-36) |