Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics (N = 1264)
| Number | Valid % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 200 | 15.8 |
| Female | 1039 | 82.2 |
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤ 24 | 71 | 5.6 |
| 24–34 | 353 | 27.9 |
| 35–44 | 250 | 19.8 |
| 45–54 | 397 | 31.4 |
| 55–64 | 161 | 12.7 |
| ≥ 65 | 14 | 1.1 |
| Types of care settings | ||
| Community centers | 255 | 20.2 |
| Day care centers | 275 | 21.8 |
| Residential care homes | 486 | 38.4 |
| Others | 246 | 19.5 |
| Types of staff | ||
| Care assistants | 613 | 48.5 |
| Supporting staffs | 23 | 1.8 |
| Clerical staffs | 75 | 5.9 |
| Professional staffs | 486 | 38.4 |
| Management staffs | 29 | 2.3 |
| Types of professional staffs (n = 486) | ||
| Social work | 202 | 15.9 |
| Nursing | 194 | 15.3 |
| Allied health | 38 | 3.0 |
| Others | 68 | 13.4 |
| Year(s) of experience working in aged care service, M (SD) | Facilitators: 6.96 (6.25) | |
| Learners: 7.27 (6.42) | ||
| Provision of direct services to people with dementia in daily job duties | ||
| Yes | 1043 | 82.5 |
| No | 187 | 14.8 |
| Ever received dementia training before this study | ||
| Yes, more than once | 435 | 34.4 |
| Yes, once only | 388 | 30.7 |
| No | 381 | 30.1 |
Footnotes: N total number, n number, M mean, SD standard deviation