Table 2 Characteristics of caregivers
Workplace | |
Psychiatric care | 60 % |
Non-psychiatric care | 40 % |
Profession (N = 135) | |
Physician | 39.3 % |
Psychologist | 3 % |
Nurse | 42.2 % |
Social worker | 5.2 % |
Educator | 0.7 % |
Translator | 4.4 % |
Other | 5.2 % |
Gender (N = 130) | |
Male | 37.7 % |
Female | 62.3 % |
Age (N = 134) | |
Less than 30 | 8.2 % |
Between 30 and 40 | 27.6 % |
Between 40 and 50 | 26.9 % |
Older than 50 | 37.3 % |
Number of years spent working with asylum seekers (N = 134) | |
Less than 2 years | 18.7 % |
Between 2 and 5 years | 24.6 % |
Between 5 and 10 years | 19.4 % |
More than 10 years | 37.3 % |
Number of years spent working with asylum seekers (N = 134) | |
Less than 5 years | 43.3 % |
More than 5 years | 56.7 % |
Time spent working directly with asylum seekers during an average workday (N = 133) | |
Rare | 11.3 % |
Occasionally | 34.6 % |
Frequently | 45.9 % |
Exclusively | 8.3 % |
Time spent working directly with asylum seekers during an average workday (N = 133) | |
Rare and Occasionally | 45.9 % |
Frequently and Exclusively | 54.1 % |
What is the prevalence of psychiatric illness amongst the asylum-seeking population? (N = 132) | |
Approximately 2 of 10 | 20.5 % |
Between 2 and 4 of 10 | 37.1 % |
Between 4 and 6 of 10 | 29.5 % |
Between 6 and 8 of 10 | 12.9 % |
What proportions of asylum seekers are receiving appropriate mental healthcare? (N = 133) | |
Approximately 2 of 10 | 39.8 % |
Between 2 and 4 of 10 | 36.1 % |
Between 4 and 6 of 10 | 18.8 % |
Between 6 and 8 of 10 | 5.3 % |