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Table 2 Professional and demographic characteristics of practitioner respondents

From: Acute day units for mental health crises: a qualitative study of service user and staff views and experiences

 

Practitioners N = 12

Role

Manager/nurse 4

 

Mental health nurse 2

 

Occupational therapist 3

 

Support worker 3

Gender

Male 4

 

Female 8

Age

16–24 0

 

25–34 3

 

35–44 2

 

45–54 4

 

55–64 3

 

Mean age: 45

Ethnicity

White British 9

 

White Irish 2

 

Asian British 1

Years worked in NHS: mean (range)

14 (3.5–28)

Years at current service: mean (range)

6.6 (0.25–26)