The participants characteristics are presented in Table 1.
Their mean age was 50 years (from 26 to 68 years), and
there were 186 women and 69 men. There were differences
in education level: the nursing staff within the municipalities
mainly had upper secondary school training, though
few had university education, while a greater proportion of
staff in the county council had a university education. A
greater proportion of staff working in the municipalities
reported having a neighbour, or having once had a neighbour,
with mental illness.