Table 1 Study participant characteristics
Participant characteristics | Home health nursing panel (n = 43) | Interdisciplinary home care team panel (n = 12) | Workshop attendees (n = 41) | Consensus meeting participants (n = 24) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 43 (10) | 43 (9) | NA | NA |
Gender, % (n) | ||||
Woman | 98 (42) | 83 (10) | 88 (36) | 92 (22) |
Man | 2 (1) | 17 (2) | 7 (3) | 8 (2) |
Other | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Prefer not to say | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA |
Missing | NA | NA | 5 (2) | NA |
Indigenous Identity, % (n) | ||||
Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA |
No | 95 (41) | 100 (12) | NA | NA |
Prefer not to say | 5 (2) | 0 (0) | NA | NA |
Identification as member of a visible minority, % (n) | ||||
Yes | 9 (4) | 25 (3) | NA | NA |
No | 86 (37) | 67 (8) | NA | NA |
Prefer not to say | 5 (2) | 8 (1) | NA | NA |
Area of practice, % (n) | ||||
Point-of-care | 23 (53) | 75 (9) | 20 (8) | 17 (4) |
Management/leadership | 12 (28) | 25 (3) | 59 (24) | 38 (9) |
Education/research | 8 (19) | 0 (0) | 20 (8) | 46 (11) |
Missing | NA | NA | 2 (1) | NA |
Professional designation, % (n) | ||||
Registered Nurse | 53 (23) | 0 (0) | 20 (8) | 100 (24) |
Practical Nurse | 28 (12) | 0 (0) | 76 (31) | 0 (0) |
Nurse Practitioner | 19 (8) | 8 (1) | NA | 0 (0) |
Othera | NA | 92 (11) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
Missing | NA | NA | 2 (1) | NA |
Home care experience, % (n) | ||||
< 2 years | 21 (9) | 8 (1) | 12 (5) | NA |
2–5 years | 16 (10) | 25 (3) | 22 (9) | NA |
6–10 years | 23 (7) | 33 (4) | 27 (11) | NA |
11–20 years | 26 (11) | 8 (1) | 17 (7) | NA |
≥ 20 years | 14 (6) | 25 (3) | 20 (8) | NA |
Missing | NA | NA | 2 (1) | NA |
Setting of practiceb, % (n) | ||||
Metropolitan | 47 (20) | 42 (5) | 49 (20) | NA |
Urban | 26 (11) | 58 (7) | 51 (21) | NA |
Rural | 40 (17) | 8 (1) | 29 (12) | NA |
Missing | NA | NA | 5 (2) | NA |
Location of practice, % (n) | ||||
British Columbia | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 5 (2) | 4 (1) |
Alberta | 9 (4) | 25 (3) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
Saskatchewan | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Manitoba | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 8 (2) |
Ontario | 28 (12) | 42 (5) | 73 (30) | 46 (11) |
Quebec | 5 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
New Brunswick | 9 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) |
Newfoundland | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
Nova Scotia | 19 (8) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 21 (5) |
Prince Edward Island | 19 (8) | 33 (4) | 7 (3) | 4 (1) |
Northwest Territories | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Nunavut | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Yukon | 5 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
Missing | NA | NA | 5 (2) | NA |