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Table 1 Background characteristics of participants (intervention group n = 16, control group n = 14) and attrition analysis, significant differences at the p < 0.05 level are marked as bold

From: Testing an educational intervention to improve health care providers’ preparedness to care for victims of elder abuse: a mixed method pilot study

 

Sample

Attrition analysis

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

n = 16

n = 14

Lost to follow-up

n = 19

Retained

n = 16

Lost to follow up

n = 6

Retained

n = 14

n

%

n

%

N

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

Female

10

62.5

10

71.4

14

73.7

10

62.5

3

50.0

10

71.4

  Male

6

37.5

4

28.6

5

26.3

6

37.5

3

50.0

4

28.6

Age

  ≤ 34 years

12

75.0

14

100

15

78.9

12

75.0

6

100

14

100

  35–49 years

4

25.0

-

-

4

21.1

4

25.0

-

-

-

-

Medical school training about abuse at baseline

  No, Do not remember

4

25.0

1

7.1

2

10.5

4

25.0

2

33.3

1

7.1

  Yes, violence in close relationships

12

75.0

13

92.9

17

89.5

12

75.0

4

66.7

13

92.9

  Yes, elder abuse

2

12.5

4

28.6

4

21.1

2

12.5

1

16.7

4

28.6

Other training about abuse at baseline

  No, Do not remember

8

50.0

5

35.7

15

78.9

8

50.0

2

33.3

5

35.7

  Yes violence in close relationships

8

50.0

9

64.3

3

15.8

8

50.0

4

66.7

9

64.3

  Yes, elder abuse

2

12.5

3

21.4

1

5.3

2

12.5

2

33.3

3

21.4

Asked questions about abuse at baseline

  No, Do not remember

11

68.8

5

35.7

15

78.9

11

68.8

3

50.0

5

35.7

  Yes

5

31.3

9

64.3

4

21.1

5

31.3

3

50.0

9

64.3

Asked questions about abuse at follow up

  No, Do not remember

7

43.8

8

57.1

        

  Yes

9

56.3

6

42.9

        
  1. Pearson’s chi square test, or when appropriate Fisher’s exact test, were used to compare differences in background characteristics between intervention and control group at baseline as well as differences between those lost to follow up and those retained in the intervention and control group respectively