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Table 1 Important predictors of self-confidence when caring for a person with dementia

From: A survey of the Queensland healthcare workforce: attitudes towards dementia care and training

Predictors

B

Standard error

β

p

Current area of work

    

  Acute care (Reference category)

    

  Primary care

0.29

0.24

0.05

0.200

  Community care

0.32

0.09

0.16

0.001

  Residential care

0.46

0.10

0.21

0.000

  Other

0.59

0.14

0.18

0.000

Occupation

    

  Registered Nurse (Reference category)

    

  Physiotherapist

−0.22

0.18

−0.05

0.226

  Occupational Therapist

−0.44

0.13

−0.14

0.001

  Speech Pathologist

−0.13

0.20

−0.03

0.505

  Psychologist

−0.29

0.16

−0.08

0.064

  Social Worker

−0.12

0.15

−0.03

0.404

  Other

0.02

0.13

0.01

0.908

More time working with people with dementia each week

0.27

0.03

0.38

0.000

More time working in this capacity

0.07

0.03

0.90

0.026

(Constant)

2.57

0.17

  
  1. R2 = 0.28, Adj R2 = 0.26, p<0.001.