Table 1 The frequency distribution of the participants’ demographic characteristics
Variable | Category | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 90 | 60 | |
Female | 60 | 40 | ||
Marital status | Single | 51 | 34 | |
Married | 99 | 66 | ||
Geriatric dentistry courses completed? | Yes | 99 | 66 | |
No | 51 | 34 | ||
Having older adults in the family | Yes | 98 | 65.3 | |
No | 52 | 34.7 | ||
Visiting nursing homes | Yes | 139 | 92.6 | |
No | 11 | 7.4 | ||
Daily visits from elderly patients | Yes | 61 | 40.7 | |
No | 89 | 59.3 | ||
Visited elderly patients in the last week | Yes | 139 | 92.7 | |
No | 11 | 7.3 | ||
Number of healthcare centers in urban districts | Central | 50 | 33.3 | |
Northern | 34 | 22.6 | ||
Southern | 23 | 15.3 | ||
Eastern | 20 | 13.3 | ||
Western | 23 | 15.3 | ||
Job experience (year) | < 5 | 34 | 22.6 | |
5–10 | 44 | 29.4 | ||
> 10 | 72 | 48 | ||
Variable | Mean | SD | Max | Min |
Age | 36.10 | 7.60 | 55 | 26 |
Job experience | 9.24 | 7.04 | 35 | 1 |
Graduation time | 9.02 | 6.85 | 27 | 1 |
Weekly working hours | 35.34 | 10.67 | 72 | 6 |
Older adults visited in the last week | 7.29 | 7.52 | 40 | 0 |