Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
| Intervention group | Control group | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(a) Overall n = 73 |
(b) Attendees n = 19 |
(c) Non- attendees n = 54 |
(d) Overall n = 85 | Between 2 groups (a) vs. (d) | Among 3 groups (b), (c) vs. (d) | ||
| Sex | Female | 64 (84.2) | 14 (73.7) | 50 (87.7) | 70 (80.5) | 0.533 | 0.325 |
| Age | 44.2 ± 9.6 | 42.8 ± 9.0 | 44.7 ± 9.6 | 42.3 ± 9.9 | 0.220 | 0.368 | |
| Educational level | College graduate | 42 (55.3) | 12 (63.2) | 30 (52.6) | 50 (58.8) | 0.276 | 0.477 |
|
Junior college/vocational school graduate | 6 (7.9) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (10.5) | 16 (18.8) | |||
| High school graduate | 28 (36.8) | 7 (36.8) | 21 (36.8) | 19 (22.4) | |||
| Years of experience in clinical practice in the community | 6.9 ± 5.6 | 9.9 ± 7.8 | 5.9 ± 4.2 | 5.8 ± 4.1 | 0.167 | 0.074 | |
| Years of experience in clinical practice in catchment area of CCSC to which participants belonged | 4.0 ± 3.8 | 5.6 ± 6.0 | 3.5 ± 2.5 | 3.5 ± 2.8 | 0.280 | 0.310 | |
| Type of profession | Public health nurse/Registered nurse | 20 (26.3) | 6 (31.6) | 14 (24.6) | 19 (21.8) | 0.671 | 0.784 |
| Certified social worker | 25 (32.9) | 7 (36.8) | 18 (31.6) | 34 (39.1) | |||
| Care manager | 31 (40.8) | 6 (31.6) | 25 (43.9) | 34 (39.1) | |||
| Working hours/week | Under 30 hours | 5 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (8.9) | 1 (1.1) | 0.036 | 0.009 |
| 30-39 hours | 9 (12.0) | 1 (5.3) | 8 (14.3) | 9 (10.3) | |||
| 40-49 hours | 46 (61.3) | 12 (63.2) | 34 (60.7) | 48 (55.2) | |||
| 50-59 hours | 11 (14.7) | 3 (15.8) | 8 (14.3) | 22 (25.3) | |||
| 60-69 hours | 2 (2.7) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (2.3) | |||
| 70 hours or more | 2 (2.7) | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.7) | |||