Table 2 Comparisons of the five areas in SVENIS

Mean rank (Median, Range)

 Sex

  Male

231.36 (314, 245–351)

201.29 (27, 14–39)

224.71 (61, 33–70)

224.98 (47, 34–60)

225.83(78, 10–89)

224.86 (94, 6-120)

  Female

225.11 (311, 146–394)

227.11 (29, 13–45)

237.38 (62, 20–70)

233.27(47, 15–60)

220.55 (78, 10–96)

235.13 (98, 49–120)

p-value

0.806

0.308

0.617

0.744

0.835

0.686

 Age

  25 or under

204.93 (312, 246–366)

196.83 (27, 18–39)

234.81 (63, 47–70)

240.22 (49, 32–60)

170.26 (75, 60–85)

198.48 (96, 49–118)

  26–45

219.10 (314, 117–374)

209.85 (29, 14–44)

226.58 (62, 30–70)

218.34 (46, 24–60)

212.95 (79, 51–93)

216.80 (95, 26–120)

  46 or over

211.46 (311, 180–394)

217.12 (29, 13–45)

204.46 (60, 27–70)

208.21 (47, 18–60)

218.25 (78, 10–96)

213.32 (94, 6-120)

p-value

0.784

0.655

0.151

0.373

0.155

0.778

 Education

  No healthcare education

252.75 (315, 278–439)

194.25 (28, 18–34)

246.63 (61, 60–63)

214.63 (46, 42–49)

186.50 (75, 68–82)

294.25 (106, 75–118)

  Nurse Assistant

224.88 (310, 146–394)

228.68 (29, 13–45)

222.72 (60, 20–70)

226.07 (46, 15–60)

227.57 (77, 10–96)

225.79 (93, 6-120)

  Registered nurse

277.50 (312, 302–314)

294.75 (31, 29–33)

159.50 (55, 47–63)

224.25 (46, 41–51)

297.75 (83, 73–93)

298.25 (102, 98–108)

  Care assistant

248.40 (320, 117–368)

227.42 (28, 18–42)

266.42 (63, 31–70)

245.02 (48, 24–60)

234.93 (78, 57–94)

239.17 (96, 26–120)

p-value

0.552

0.853

0.092

0.768

0.771

0.548

 Years of working in elderly care

  1 year or under

260.02 (319, 247–368)

207.95 (28, 18–39)

273.75 (64, 41–70)

268.88 (48, 39–60)

204.03 (76, 60–93)

262.70 (100, 59–120)

  2 to 5 years

232.26 (315, 177–374)

215.45 (29, 20–41)

233.24 (63, 32–70)

230.44 (46, 24–58)

227.50 (78, 51–93)

227.91 (97, 12–120)

  6–15 years

229.06 (314, 209–374)

237.29 (29, 18–44)

229.26 (60, 33–70)

234.55 (47, 25–60)

217.04 (77, 57–94)

222.23 (94, 36–120)

  16 years or over

214.19 (308, 146–394)

218.49 (29, 13–45)

212.86 (60, 20–70)

211.76 (46, 15–60)

224.13 (78, 10–96)

217.57(94, 6-120)

p-value

0.331

0.559

0.146

0.132

0.867

0.483

Years of working in the current nursing home

 1 year or under

211.48 (313, 218–366)

182.01 (28, 18–42)

217.73 (61, 43–70)

225.35 (48, 25–60)

179.14 (76, 51–87)

218.74 (97, 31–120)

 2 to 5 years

213.42 (314, 177–374)

209.36 (29, 16–44)

211.71 (61, 27–70)

208.26 (46, 24–60)

210.85 (78, 57–92)

210.90 (96, 12–120)

 6–15 years

194.31 (307, 192–384)

201.43 (28, 13–42)

195.67 (60, 30–70)

193.81(47, 15–60)

204.04 (78, 10–94)

196.67 (91, 6-120)

 16 years or over

202.38 (305, 201–371)

225.84 (30, 19–45)

194.11 (61, 31–70)

203.99 (46, 35–60)

213.24 (78, 55–90)

191.28 (89, 32–120)

p-value

0.513

0.301

0.477

0.353

0.370

0.481

 Types of employment

  Day shift only

296.65 (329, 242–369)

167.00 (26, 13–37)

283.00 (64, 52–70)

228.15 (46, 37–58)

300.75 (84, 65–92)

312.80 (107, 60–120)

  Day/evening shift

226.51 (313, 117–394)

227.24 (29, 14–45)

226.88 (61, 27–103)

233.95 (48, 18–60)

224.61 (78, 10–96)

223.53 (94, 6-120)

  Night shift only

180.10 (298, 156–366)

202.25 (28, 16–41)

176.27 (58, 30–70)

152.28 (40, 18–60)

191.66 (74, 53–94)

202.85 (88, 21–120)

  Day/evening/night

265.41 (319, 209–374)

256.63 (30, 25–39)

273.54 (65, 34–70)

254.04 (49, 30–60)

263.89 (79, 63–93)

249.98 (97, 30–120)

p-value

0.005*

0.133

0.003*

0.000*

0.020*

0.061

 The participants’ current nursing home type

  Permanent home for persons with dementia

249.57 (316, 201–371)

253.15 (30, 14–44)

237.14 (62, 27–70)

241.51 (48, 20–60)

243.72 (79, 55–93)

252.48 (99, 39–120)

  Permanent nursing home for older adults

234.92 (312, 177–394)

228.35 (28, 16–43)

232.58 (60, 32–70)

225.57 (46, 15–60)

232.18 (78, 10–96)

233.53 (94, 21–120)

  Service residence

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Temporary residence

112.17 (257, 177–351)

163.72 (27, 13–38)

150.95 (56, 20–67)

133.14 (38, 18–60)

159.77 (72, 56–96)

115.42 (60, 6-120)

p-value

0.000*

0.003*

0.002*

0.000*

0.006*

0.000*