Table 1B:
Participants’ characteristics.
| Questions | Overall (n=51) | Medical staff (n=10) | Nursing staff (n=20) | Auxiliary caregivers (n=21) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fear of handling AD [Q3] | Agree | 15 (29.4) | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0.012 |
| Disagree | 36 (70.6) | 9 | 17 | 10 | ||
| The toxicity risk level is the same for all AD [Q4] | Agree | 8 (15.7) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.598 |
| Disagree + Don’t know | 43 (84.3) | 8 | 16 | 19 | ||
| The safety measures currently in place sufficiently reduce the risk of contamination [Q5] | Agree | 38 (74.5) | 8 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 |
| Disagree + Don’t know | 13 (25.5) | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| I am confident that I can handle all situations with a potential risk of exposure to AD [Q6] | Agree | 25 (49.0) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.187 |
| Disagree + Don’t know | 26 (51.0) | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Initial training on the handling of AD (at nursing school, medical school, etc.) [Q7] | Yes | 3 (5.9) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.297 |
| No | 48 (94.1) | 9 | 18 | 21 | ||
The bold values indicate a significant difference p < 0.05.