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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study participants

From: An intergenerational program based on psycho-motor activity promotes well-being and interaction between preschool children and older adults: results of a process and outcome evaluation study in Austria

Participants

Older adults

Children

Professionals

Parents

Total number of participants in the mixed-method study (N = 196)

 Participants n (%)

93 (47)

78 (40)

13 (7)

12 (6)

 Gender female, n

77

45

13

12

 Age median in years (min/max)

84 (54 to 96)

6 (2 to 7)

–

–

In the pilot (N = 31)

 Participants n (%)

15 (48)

16 (52)

  

 Gender female, n

10

10

  

 Age median in years (min/max)

79 (54 to 91)

6 (5 to 7)

  

In the rollout (N = 140)

 Participants n (%)

78 (56)

62 (44)

  

 Gender female, n

67

35

  

 Age median in years (min/max)

86 (56 to 96)

5 (2 to 6)

  

In the qualitative process evaluation (N = 73)

 Participants n (%)

27 (37)

21 (29)

13 (18)

12 (16)

 Gender female, n

21

14

13

12

 Age median in years (min/max)

82 (54 to 95)

6 (4 to 7)

–

–

  1. Note: Some older adults and children participated in the intervention program AND the process evaluation. Therefore, the total number of participants in the study is less than the sum of all participants in the intervention program and process evaluation taken together. The age of the professionals and parents was not assessed