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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: What characterizes a good mental health professional in court-mandated treatment settings?: Findings from a qualitative study with older patients and mental health care professionals

 

Incarcerated older participants

Expert-participants

Switzerland

Canada

Time period of data collection

Dec. 2017–Dec. 2018

April 2017–Jan. 2018

Aug. 2017–Nov. 2018

Interview length (in minutes)

   

 Average

69

71

60

 Range

16–120

48–90

28–92

 Standard deviation

25.55

14.16

11.49

Number of participants

41

29

34

Participant characteristics

   

 Gender

2 female

8 female

22 female

 

39 male

21 male

12 male

 Age

Range 50–76

–

–

 

Average 62

  
 

Standard dev. 6.92

  

Language region

   

 German-speaking

23

16

–

 French-speaking

18

13

5

 English-speaking

–

–

29

Number of participating institutions

14

14

17

Number of participants per type of institution

   

 Correctional institution

27

23

21

 Forensic-psychiatric institutions

14

6

13