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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: A questionnaire measuring staff perceptions of Lean adoption in healthcare: development and psychometric testing

 

Responders to LiHcQ

Non-responders to LiHcQ

Subsample for analysis of test-retest reliability

Total number of participants, n

386

95

43

Participants at public non-profit//private for-profit provider healthcare units, n

320//66

71//24

36//7

Women//Men, n

333//49

85//8

35//8

Age;

 Md (Q1−Q3)

51 (43–58)

55 (47–59)

53 (41–57)

 Mean (SD)

50 (10)

52 (10)

48 (11)

Profession, n

 - Nurses

150

31

20

 - Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

25

18

2

 - Manager

24

1

1

 - Physiotherapist

41

3

8

 - Occupational therapist

12

6

1

 - Physician

66

4

5

 - Administrator/secretary

39

24

1

 - Dietician

2

1

2

 - Social welfare officer/psychologist

35

6

2

Years worked at the present unit;

 Md (Q1−Q3)

5 (2–13)

7 (2–20)

5 (2–12)

 Mean (SD)

9 (9)

12 (11)

7 (7)

Years worked in the profession;

 Md (Q1−Q3)

20 (10–30)

26 (15–35)

20 (11–28)

 Mean (SD)

21 (12)

25 (12)

18 (11)

  1. Participants in the validity and reliability analysis of the Lean in Healthcare Questionnaire (LiHcQ), as well as for non-responders, i.e. responders with missing answers to more than 50% of the LiHcQ items. Md Median, Q quartiles, SD standard deviation. When numbers do not add up to 386, 95 and 43, respectively, concerning professions this is because some participants have multiple functions