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Table 1 Characteristics of the healthcare professionals in the three care units (n = 58) and the study group (n = 12)

From: The complexity in the implementation process of empowerment-based chronic kidney care: a case study

Variables

Medical ward (n = 31)

Outpatient unit (n = 2)

Dialysis ward (n = 25)

Study group (n = 12)

 

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

Sex

    

Male

2

 

2

 

Female

29

2

23

12

Age range

25–55 years

48–54 years

32–63 years

33–62 years

Profession

    

Director of the medical clinic

   

1

Ward manager

1

 

1

 

Physician*

    

Registered nurse

19

1

21

9**

Assistant nurse

11

1

3

2

Education

    

Bachelor degree

7

0

1

1

Postgraduate degree

1

0

1

0

Employed at the unit (range)

0.5– >10 years

> 10 years

2– >10 years

4– >10 years

Staff turnover (2009–11)

30

1

5

 

Rotation among the care units

1

0

0

1

  1. *Three physicians (two men, and one woman) were organized outside the units; they worked in the outpatient unit and conducted ward rounds in the medical and dialysis wards.
  2. **Three of the nurses dropped out of the study because of lack of time and two quit their jobs during the implementation process.
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