Data Analysis
Simple descriptive analyses, such as averages or percentage, enabled us to describe sample char- acteristics and to answer some of the research questions. Because sociodemographic data was collected, analyses of the relationships between nurse characteristics and their final score on the questionnaire (score range is zero to 100 were performed on an exploratory basis. Pearson's cor- relations were calculated for variables such as age, the number of years of experience in home care and in geriatrics, and the total score on the questionnaire. For the categorical variables, an ANOVA analysis of variance was performed for the last qualification obtained in nursing and social services center) home base (setting A or B). Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software version 9.2 was used for all these analyses.