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Table 3 Characteristics of the study population

From: Acceptance and self-reported use of a dementia care toolbox by general practice personal: results from an intervention study in German practices

 

Total study population

Intervention group

 

n

(%)a

n

(%)a

Total participants

123

(100)

50

(40.6)

Total practices

32

(100)

15

(46.9)

 

n

(%)a,b

n

(%)a,b

Profession

 GPs

30

(24.4)

14

(28.0)

 PrAs

93

(75.6)

36

(72.0)

Gender

 Female

103

(83.7)

39

(78.0)

 Male

20

(16.3)

11

(22.0)

Age

 < 50

67

(54.5)

25

(50.0)

 > =50

56

(45.5)

25

(50.0)

Duration of employment in this family practice

 < =5 years

29

(24.0)

12

(24.5)

 < =15 years

40

(33.1)

14

(28.6)

 > 15 years

52

(43.0)

23

(46.9)

Was your mother or father or were you yourself born abroad?

 Yes

19

(15.7)

7

(14.6)

 No

102

(84.3)

41

(85.4)

Which languages apart from German do you speak fluently that you are able to treat a foreign-language patient in your family doctor’s practice?

 0

30

(26.3)

13

(28.3)

 1

59

(51.8)

23

(50.0)

 2

19

(16.7)

6

(13.0)

 3

6

(5.3)

4

(8.7)

  1. a Column percentages
  2. b Percentages are reported for valid cases