Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (n = 858).
| Variables | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 744 | 87.0 |
| Male | 106 | 12.0 | |
| NA * | 8 | 1.0 | |
| Language | Italian | 727 | 84.7 |
| Others | 108 | 12.6 | |
| NA * | 23 | 2.7 | |
| Educational level | Less than high school diploma | 220 | 25.6 |
| High school degree | 400 | 46.6 | |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 230 | 26.8 | |
| NA * | 8 | 1.0 | |
| Profession | Nurses | 139 | 16.2 |
| Assistants/aides | 503 | 58.6 | |
| Physiotherapists | 41 | 4.9 | |
| Health educators | 34 | 4.0 | |
| Other clinical staff | 52 | 6.1 | |
| Cleaning staff | 34 | 4.0 | |
| Other nonclinical staff | 43 | 5.0 | |
| NA * | 12 | 1.4 | |
* NA = not available (missing data).