Table 2 Sociodemographic, work characteristics and educational qualifications of participants
Variable | Number of participants | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 12 | 9.0 |
Female | 121 | 91.0 |
Job title | ||
Management | 30 | 22.6 |
Administration | 14 | 10.5 |
Spiritual care work | 1 | 0.8 |
Care co-ordinator | 9 | 6.8 |
Nurse practitioner | 0 | 0.0 |
Registered nurse | 12 | 9.0 |
Enrolled nurse | 9 | 6.8 |
Personal care attendant | 41 | 30.8 |
Allied health professionals | 5 | 3.8 |
Allied health assistants | 2 | 1.5 |
Other | 10 | 7.5 |
Work classification | ||
Full-time permanent | 57 | 42.9 |
Permanent part-time | 63 | 47.4 |
Casual/contract full-time | 4 | 3.0 |
Casual/contract part-time | 9 | 6.8 |
Work schedule | ||
Regular day-time shift | 88 | 66.2 |
Rotating shift pattern | 27 | 20.3 |
Other | 18 | 13.5 |
Work training (last 12 months) | ||
No training provided | 11 | 8.3 |
Training provided | 122 | 91.7 |
Continents | ||
Asia | 20 | 15.0 |
Africa | 4 | 3.0 |
Oceania | 97 | 72.9 |
North America | 1 | 0.8 |
Europe | 11 | 8.3 |
Education | ||
Postgraduate degree | 37 | 27.8 |
Undergraduate degree | 29 | 21.8 |
TAFE Diploma or certificate | 59 | 44.4 |
High school | 8 | 6.0 |
Languages spoken | ||
English | 108 | 81.2 |
Mandarin | 4 | 3.0 |
Vietnamese | 1 | 0.8 |
English language competency | ||
Excellent | 123 | 92.5 |
Good | 10 | 7.5 |