Table 2.

Characteristics of participants in focus groups

Characteristic	Frequency
Job
Ward nurse	12
Healthcare or nursing assistant	7
Charge nurse or deputy ward manager	4
Ward manager	4
Occupational Therapist (OT)	2
OT assistant, technical instructor or activity worker	2
Consultant psychiatrist	2
Non-consultant grade psychiatrist	2
Clinical psychologist	3
Child psychotherapist	1
Social worker	2
Length of service on ward in months
Median (range) for senior staff group participants	48 months (1-300)
Median (range) for junior staff group participants	24 months (2-192)
Length of service in mental health care in years
Median (range) for senior staff group participants	12 years (5-30)
Median (range) for junior staff group participants	6.5 years (1-23)