Table 1.
Characteristics of the survey participants (5695 validated records)
| Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
| Institution | |
| Hospital Universitario Austral—Argentina | 904 (15.9) |
| Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein—Brazil | 2103 (36.9) |
| Clínica Alemana de Santiago—Chile | 1290 (22.7) |
| Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá—Colombia | 1398 (24.5) |
| Teaching hospital | |
| No | 3393 (59.6) |
| Yes | 2302 (40.4) |
| Hospital unit | |
| Nursing | 957 (16.8) |
| Radiology | 617 (10.8) |
| Emergency room | 337 (5.9) |
| Intensive care unit | 614 (10.8) |
| Other | 3170 (55.7) |
| Time in the hospital | |
| Until 1 year | 828 (14.6) |
| 1–5 years | 1726 (30.4) |
| 6–10 years | 1191 (21.0) |
| 11–15 years | 832 (14.7) |
| 16–20 years | 466 (8.2) |
| Over 20 years | 627 (11.1) |
| Total of responses | 5670 |
| Time in the position | |
| Until 1 year | 1000 (17.6) |
| 1–5 years | 2010 (35.5) |
| 6–10 years | 1150 (20.3) |
| 11–15 years | 710 (12.5) |
| 16–20 years | 333 (5.9) |
| Over 20 years | 466 (8.2) |
| Total of responses | 5669 |
| Hours per week | |
| <20 hour | 225 (4.0) |
| 20–39 hour | 1714 (30.4) |
| 40–59 hour | 3355 (59.4) |
| 60–79 hour | 206 (3.6) |
| 80–99 hour | 54 (1.0) |
| ≥100 hour | 93 (1.6) |
| Total of responses | 5647 |
| Leadership position | |
| No | 5417 (95.1) |
| Yes | 278 (4.9) |
| Professional category | |
| Physician | 1223 (21.5) |
| Nurse | 2120 (37.2) |
| Multi-professional team | 835 (14.7) |
| Other | 1517 (26.6) |
| Direct contact with the patient | |
| No | 1064 (18.8) |
| Yes | 4590 (81.2) |
| Total of responses | 5654 |
| Time in the professional category | |
| Until 1 year | 370 (6.5) |
| 1–5 years | 1394 (24.6) |
| 6–10 years | 1217 (21.5) |
| 11–15 years | 966 (17.0) |
| 16–20 years | 678 (12.0) |
| Over 20 years | 1041 (18.4%) |
| Total of responses | 5666 |