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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Public health nurses experience of mental health encounters in the context of primary health care: a constructivist grounded theory study

 

Agea

Educational background RN = Registered nurse, PHN = Public health nursea

Experience as Registered Nursea

Years worked at current PHC a

Experience as PHNa

1

43

RN, PHN

 > 10

5–7

2

2

42

RN, PHN

3–5

3–5

1

3

35

RN, PHN student

 > 10

3–5

0

4

61

RN, PHN and b

 > 10

3–5

36

5

61

RN, PHN

 > 10

5–7

35

6

30

RN, PHN

5–7

5–7

2

7

45

RN, PHN

 > 10

7–9

15

8

59

RN, PHN and b

 > 10

5–7

20

9

42

RN, PHN

 > 10

3–5

1

10

40

RN, PHN

 > 10

1–3

 < 1

11

44

RN, PHN

 > 10

3–5

6

12

49

RN, PHN

 > 10

3–5

12

13

56

RN, PHN

 > 10

0–1

18

Mean (range)

47 (30–61)

 

 > 10

3–5

11 (0–36)

  1. aYears
  2. bAdditional Specialist training