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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Boundaries and conditions of interpretation in multilingual and multicultural elderly healthcare

Variable

Persons (N = 33)

Gender (n)

 

 Female

31

 Male

2

Age (years)a

45 (25–63 years)

 25–35 years

5

 36–45 years

12

 46–55 years

12

 56–65 years

4

Work experience in current position (years)a

4 (6 months–13 years)

 0.5–5 years

15

 6–10 years

7

 10–13 years

7

 Missing information

4

Work experience in multilingual elderly healthcare (years)a

22 (3–40 years)

 3–13 years

9

 14–24 years

8

 25–35 years

8

 36–40 years

4

 Missing information

4

Professional level

 

 Registered nurse

12

 Physiotherapist

1

 Occupational therapist

2

 Assistance officer

2

 Recreation leader

1

 Assistant nurse

13

 Missing information

2

Sector

 

 Community home elderly care

18

 Nursing home

9

 Nursing home with dementia patients

2

 Municipality

3

Position in hierarchy

 

 Employee

26

 Medically responsible nurse

2

 Middle manager

1

 Manager

4

  1. aValues are median (range)