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Table 2 Demographic and descriptive statistics for the managers

From: Pain management in eldercare employees – the role of managers in addressing musculoskeletal pain and pain-related sickness absence

 

Mean (SD), n (%) or median (IQR)

Age

48.9 (SD 7.2)

Time in current position (years)

4.5 (IQR 1.4 to 6.2)

Total time in management positions (years)

10.7 (IQR 6.0 to 15.0)

Time spent as a care employee

 Former

18 (43%)

 Concurrent

8 (19%)

 None

16 (38%)

Education level

 Qualification + additional management training

16 (38%)

 Qualification as a Nurse

11 (26%)

 Qualification as a Care Aide

10 (24%)

 Other

5 (12%)

  1. Data are mean or numbers
  2. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range