TABLE 2.
Participants’ characteristics
| n | Female sex, % | Age, years, mean ± SD | Years of practice in LTCF |
Estimated hours of continuing education
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatric medicine | Pain management | |||||
| All participants | 72 | 92 | 41.4±8.89.3 | 10 (0.5–32) | 22 (21–48) | 0 (0–100) |
| Physicians and pharmacists | 12 | 7 | 40.1±9.3 | 9.5 (0.5–30) | 33 (10–135) | 13.5 (0.5–30) |
| Rehabilitation professionals | 15 | 100 | 38.2±9.0 | 5 (2–25) | 35 (14–190) | 0 (0–5) |
| Nurses | 24 | 100 | 43.1±9.9 | 15 (0.25–30) | 21 (7–50) | 0 (0–30) |
| Orderlies | 21 | 76 | 42.9±8.5 | 10 (0.25–32) | 20 (0–150) | 0 (0–2) |
Data presented as median and range (minimum – maximum) unless otherwise indicated. LTCF Long-term care facilities