| Item | n | |
| Sex | Female | 15 |
| Male | 3 | |
| Age (years) | Mean | 42.1 |
| SD | 8.8 | |
| Final academic background | Vocational school | 12 |
| University/college | 5 | |
| Graduate school | 1 | |
| Length of working as a nurse (years) | Mean | 16.1 |
| SD | 9.5 | |
| Length of working in the dementia nursing wards (years) | Mean | 4.4 |
| SD | 2.5 | |
| Professional certification | Certified nurses in dementia nursing | 3 |
| Certified nurse specialist in gerontological nursing | 1 | |
| Ward where participants were previously working | Surgery | 3 |
| Internal medicine | 2 | |
| Surgery and internal mixed | 2 | |
| Operating room | 1 | |
| Psychiatry | 9 | |
| None | 1 | |
| Length of working in general wards (years) | Mean | 6.1 |
| Standard deviation | 6.7 | |