Table 1.
Characteristics of Respondents
| No. (%) of respondents* |
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|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Hospital; n=69 | Home care; n=24 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 56 (84.8) | 24 (100) |
| Male | 10 (15.2) | 0 |
| Age, y | ||
| 20–39 | 19 (28.8) | 7 (30.4) |
| 40–49 | 28 (42.4) | 7 (30.4) |
| ≥50 | 19 (28.8) | 9 (39.1) |
| Job title | ||
| Management | 38 (55.1) | 21 (87.5) |
| Human resources officer | 22 (31.9) | 3 (12.5) |
| Clinician | 9 (13.0) | 0 |
| Years in current position | ||
| Management | ||
| <1 | 2 (5.3) | 1 (5.0) |
| 1– 5 | 20 (52.6) | 7 (35.0) |
| >5 | 16 (42.1) | 12 (60.0) |
| Human resources officers | ||
| <1 | 1 (4.5) | 0 |
| 1–5 | 13 (59.1) | 3 (100) |
| >5 | 8 (36.4) | 0 |
| Clinicians | ||
| <1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1–5 | 8 (88.9) | 0 |
| >5 | 1 (11.1) | 0 |
| Profession (if applicable) | ||
| Occupational therapist | 2 (3.9) | 4 (25.0) |
| Physiotherapist | 21 (41.2) | 5 (31.3) |
| Speech–language pathologist | 10 (19.6) | 3 (18.8) |
| Other | 18 (35.3) | 4 (25.0) |
| Recruitment difficulties reported | ||
| No | 21 (31.3) | 4 (16.7) |
| Yes | 46 (68.7) | 20 (83.3) |
| Retention difficulties reported | ||
| No | 39 (57.4) | 13 (54.2) |
| Yes | 29 (42.6) | 11 (45.8) |
| No. of vacancies (FTEs) | ||
| Occupational therapist | 32 | 28 |
| Physiotherapist | 57 | 45 |
| Speech–language pathologist | 15 | 24 |
FTE=full-time equivalent.
*
Unless otherwise indicated.