Linguistic validation of the Alberta Context Tool and two measures of research use, for German residential long term care

Table 3 Sampling criteria

General
Language skills	• Native language not German and moderate German language skills
	• Native language not German and good German language skills
	• Native language German
Job experience	• Little: <1 year
	• Moderate: 1–4 years
	• High: 5–9 Years
	• Very high >10 years
General education¹	• Haupt-/Volksschule (lowest school level, ends after the 9th grade)
	• Realschule (Intermediate school level, ends after the 10th grade)
	• Vocational training
	• Gymnasium (highest school level, ends after the 12th or 13th grade)
	• Academic degree
Provider group specific
Health care aides¹	• No HCA training
Health care aides¹	• HCA training
Registered nurses²	• Geriatric nurse
Registered nurses²	• Adult acute care nurse
Allied health providers	• Therapist with academic training
	• Therapist with vocational training
	• Assistant with no vocational training
Specialists	• Quality manager
Specialists	• Clinical specialist
Managers	• Facility instructor
	• Nursing director
	• Unit leader

¹In Germany HCAs can take one year of training and obtain an HCA degree, either for the care of elderly persons, for adult acute care or for pediatric care; only a few pediatric HCAs work in nursing homes, with none in this sample.
²In Germany there are three setting-specific registered nursing degrees: geriatric nurse for the care of elderly persons, adult acute care nurse and pediatric nurse; only a few pediatric nurses work in nursing homes, with none in this sample.

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