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Table 1 Experts’ sociodemographic characteristics involved in the expert meetings and the first and second pilot test

From: Assessing nursing staff’s competences in mobility support in nursing-home care: development and psychometric testing of the Kinaesthetics Competence (KC) observation instrument

Characteristics

expert meetings (n = 13)

pilot test 1 (n = 5)

pilot test 2 (n = 4)

Age: mean (SD)

 In years

47.1 (9.456)

53.2 (3.899)

52.5 (1.732)

Nationality: n (%)

 Swiss

8 (61.5%)

5 (100%)

4 (100%)

 German

2 (15.4%)

  

 Austrian

3 (23.1%)

  

Profession: n (%)

 Nurse

5 (38.5%)

2 (40%)

1 (25%)

 Researcher in nursing science

5 (38.5%)

 

1 (25%)

 Physiotherapist

1 (7.7%)

1 (20%)

 

 Speech therapist

1 (7.7%)

1 (20%)

1 (25%)

 Classical philologist

1 (7.7%)

1 (20%)

1 (25%)

Kinaesthetics training: n (%) a

 Basic training

4 (30.8%)

  

 Trainer education level 2

1 (7.7%)

1 (20%)

1 (25%)

 Trainer education level 3

4 (30.8%)

1 (20%)

1 (25%)

 Train the trainer

4 (30.8%)

3 (60%)

2 (50%)

Work setting as kinaesthetics trainer: n (%) b

 Long-term institutional care

9 (69.2%)

5 (100%)

4 (100%)

 Hospital care

4 (30.8%)

2 (40%)

2 (75%)

 Home care

4 (30.8%)

2 (40%)

3 (25%)

Working experience with kinaesthetics: mean (SD)

 In years

14.7 (9.050)

18.2 (10.085)

16.8 (7.136)

  1. aAccording the European Kinaesthetics Association [10]; bDouble entries possible (added up to more than 100%)