Table 1.
Profile of long-term care clinician respondents from Ontario, Canada
| Variable | Overall Cohort (n = 160) |
|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | |
| 20–30 | 4 (2.5%) |
| 31–40 | 32 (20.0%) |
| 41–50 | 25 (15.6%) |
| 51–60 | 39 (24.4%) |
| 61–70 | 42 (26.3%) |
| > 70 | 18 (11.3%) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 79 (49.4%) |
| Female | 81 (50.6%) |
| Profession, n (%) | |
| Physician | 128 (80.0%) |
| Nurse Practitioner/Registered Nurse, Extended Class | 20 (12.5%) |
| Registered Nurse | 7 (4.4%) |
| Pharmacist | 5 (3.1%) |
| Respondent’s primary role(s) at LTC home, n (%)a | |
| Medical Director | 95 (59.4%) |
| Attending Physician | 104 (65.0%) |
| Frontline Healthcare Worker | 5 (3.1%) |
| Local Leadership (e.g. Site Administrator, Director of Care, etc.) | 7 (4.4%) |
| Other | 21 (13.1%) |
| Number of years worked in LTC sector, n (%) | |
| 1–5 | 32 (20.0%) |
| 6–10 | 32 (20.0%) |
| 11–20 | 29 (18.1%) |
| 21–30 | 26 (16.3%) |
| > 30 | 41 (25.6%) |
| Number of long-term care homes worked in, n (%) | |
| 1 | 82 (51.3%) |
| 2 | 41 (25.6%) |
| 3 | 15 (9.4%) |
| > 3 | 14 (8.8%) |
| N/A – Consultant Role | 8 (5.0%) |
| Number of residents routinely provide care for, n (%) | |
| 0–25 | 17 (10.6%) |
| 26–50 | 34 (21.3%) |
| 51–75 | 19 (11.9%) |
| 76–100 | 18 (11.3%) |
| 101–150 | 30 (18.8%) |
| > 150 | 31 (19.4%) |
| N/A - Consultant Role | 11 (6.9%) |
| Rurality status of respondents’ LTC home, n (%)b | |
| Urban | 137 (87.3%) |
| Rural | 20 (12.7%) |
aRespondents were allowed to identify multiple roles. For example, a physician could serve as both a medical director and attending physician
bN = 157 due to incomplete survey responses