TABLE 2.
Demographic characteristics of nursing home staff, by role
| Total | Nurses | HCAs | Nonclinical | Chi square | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p value | |
| Total | 390 (100%) | 120 (30.8%) | 172 (44.1%) | 98 (25.1%) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| ≤30 | 85 (21.8%) | 13 (10.8%) | 56 (32.6%) | 16 (16.3%) | ||
| 31–50 | 187 (47.9%) | 59 (49.2%) | 84 (48.8%) | 44 (44.9%) | ||
| ≥51 | 118 (30.3%) | 48 (40%) | 32 (18.6%) | 38 (38.8%) | 31.192 | <0.001 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 337 (86.4%) | 106 (88.3%) | 148 (86.0%) | 83 (84.7%) | ||
| Male | 50 (12.8%) | 14 (11.7%) | 22 (12.8%) | 14 (14.3%) | ||
| Prefer not to say | 3 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.2%) | 1 (1.0%) | 1.757 a | 0.836 |
| Living arrangements | ||||||
| Alone | 24 (6.2%) | 11 (9.2%) | 8 (4.7%) | 5 (5.1%) | ||
| With family | 312 (80.0%) | 89 (74.2%) | 144 (83.7%) | 79 (80.6%) | ||
| With roommates | 21 (3.6%) | 7 (5.8%) | 12 (7.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | ||
| Other | 33 (8.5%) | 13 (10.8%) | 8 (4.7%) | 12 (12.2%) | 11.686 | 0.069 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Asian/Asian Irish | 21 (5.4%) | 19 (15.8%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Black/Black Irish | 12 (3.1%) | 1 (0.8%) | 11 (6.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Mixed race | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Other | 6 (1.5%) | 2 (1.7%) | 4 (2.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| SE Asian/SE Asian Irish | 17 (4.4%) | 8 (6.7%) | 7 (4.1%) | 2 (2.0%) | ||
| White—Irish/British/Other | 325 (83.3%) | 88 (73.3%) | 141 (82.0%) | 96 (98.0%) | ||
| Prefer not to say | 7 (1.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 6 (3.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 23.962 c | <0.001 |
| Years of experience | ||||||
| <5 years | 164 (42.1%) | 23 (19.2%) | 98 (57.0%) | 43 (43.9%) | ||
| 5–10 years | 76 (19.5%) | 27 (22.5%) | 26 (15.1%) | 23 (23.5%) | ||
| >10 years | 150 (38.5%) | 70 (58.3%) | 48 (27.9%) | 32 (32.7%) | 45.339 | <0.001 |
| Physical illness—pre‐existing b | ||||||
| Cancer | 3 (0.8%) | 2 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | ||
| Cardiovascular disease | 42 (10.8%) | 18 (15.0%) | 15 (8.7%) | 9 (9.2%) | ||
| Immunosuppression | 3 (0.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (1.0%) | ||
| Metabolic disease | 31 (7.9%) | 13 (10.8%) | 14 (8.1%) | 4 (4.1%) | ||
| Respiratory disease | 38 (9.7%) | 14 (11.7%) | 18 (10.5%) | 6 (6.1%) | ||
| Other | 33 (8.5%) | 12 (10.0%) | 10 (5.8%) | 11 (11.2%) | ||
| None | 263 (67.4%) | 71 (59.2%) | 121 (70.3%) | 71 (72.4%) | 5.523 d | 0.063 |
| Mental illness—pre‐existing b | ||||||
| Anxiety disorder | 62 (15.9%) | 9 (7.5%) | 38 (22.1%) | 15 (15.3%) | ||
| Mood disorder | 47 (12.1%) | 12 (10.0%) | 26 (15.1%) | 9 (9.2%) | ||
| Other | 8 (2.1%) | 4 (3.3%) | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (2.0%) | ||
| None | 304 (77.9%) | 100 (83.3%) | 127 (73.8%) | 77 (78.6%) | 3.738 d | 0.154 |
Abbreviations: HCAs, Healthcare Assistants; SE Asian, Southeast Asian.
a
Fisher's exact test.
b
Respondents could pick multiple answers.
c
Dichotomised for analysis (‘White’ and ‘Non‐White’).
d
Dichotomised for analysis (presence or absence of a pre‐existing condition).