Table 2.
Focus group participant characteristics (N = 16): gender, age, status and ethnicity
| Gender | |
| Male | 2 (13%) |
| Female | 14 (88%) |
| Age | |
| 18‐30a | 5 (31%) |
| 31‐49 | 7 (44%) |
| 50+ | 4 (25%) |
| Status | |
| Direct care staffb | 9 (56%) |
| Managerial/nursing (& dementia) | 5 (31%) |
| Administrative | 2 (13%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 15 (94%) |
| Other | 1 (6%) |
a
Connotes young adulthood and other age‐groups represent middle‐age and later career stage participants.
b
To represent non‐managerial care staff contributing directly to everyday care and having significant contact with/knowledge of residents.