Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Italy N = 221 |
Canada N = 237 |
Total N = 458 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 161 (72.9%) | 156 (66.1%) | – | 317 (69.4%) |
| Male | 60 (27.1%) | 80 (33.9%) | – | 140 (30.6%) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | – | 1 (0.3%) |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 45.8 (10.1) | 44.6 (12.4) | ** | 45.2 (11.3) |
| Missing | 7 (3.2%) | 8 (3.4%) | – | 15 (3.3%) |
| Education | ||||
| Professional school | 31 (14.1%) | 18 (7.6%) | * | 49 (10.7%) |
| High school | 36 (16.3%) | 60 (25.3%) | * | 96 (21.0%) |
| Bachelor of arts | 50 (22.6%) | 77 (32.5%) | * | 127 (27.7%) |
| Master's degree | 44 (19.9%) | 38 (16.0%) | – | 82 (17.9%) |
| Medical specialisation/PhD/Other | 56 (25.3%) | 41 (27.3%) | – | 97 (21.2%) |
| Missing | 4 (1.8%) | 3 (1.3%) | – | 7 (1.5%) |
| Job | ||||
| Nurse | 68 (30.8%) | 49 (20.7%) | * | 117 (25.5%) |
| Counsellor | 69 (31.2%) | 54 (22.8%) | * | 123 (26.9%) |
| Psychiatrist | 31 (16.7%) | 31 (13.5%) | – | 69 (15.1%) |
| Psychologist | 17 (7.7%) | 16 (6.8%) | – | 33 (7.2%) |
| Social worker | 10 (4.5%) | 32 (13.5%) | ** | 42 (9.2%) |
| Support worker | 16 (7.2%) | 26 (11.0%) | – | 42 (9.2%) |
| Other | 1 (0.5%) | 25 (11.8%) | ** | 26 (7.0%) |
| Missing | 3 (1.5%) | 3 (1.3%) | – | 6 (5.7%) |
| Years working in the mental health field | ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 15.8 (9.3) | 17.0 (12.2) | – | 16.4 (10.9) |
| Missing | 2 (0.9%) | 2 (0.8%) | – | (0.9%) |
| Average weekly working hours | ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 33.5 (8.2) | 34.8 (8.0) | * | 34.1 (8.1) |
| Missing | 1 (0.5%) | 3 (1.3%) | – | |
| Work setting | ||||
| Home care | 15 (6.8%) | 12 (5.1%) | – | 27 (5.9%) |
| Mental health centre or day care centre | 123 (55.7%) | 90 (38.0%) | ** | 213 (46.5%) |
| Hospital unit | 28 (12.7%) | 77 (32.5) | ** | 105 (22.9%) |
| Residential facility | 54 (24.4%) | 45 (19.0%) | – | 99 (21.6%) |
| Other | 1 (0.5%) | 6 (2.5%) | – | 7 (1.6%) |
| Missing | 0 | 7 (3.0) | ** | 7 (1.6%) |
Statistically significant differences (χ2 or T test): *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.