Table 2.

Baseline characteristics and differences in the caring behavior score of nurses.

Variables	Frequency (percentage)	Caring behavior (M ± SD)	t/F	P
Gender			1.083	0.280
Male	4 (1%)	115.50 ± 21.56
Female	389 (99%)	125.59 ± 18.53
Age (years)			2.700	0.046
≤ 25	64 (16.3%)	123.20 ± 18.91
26–30	56 (14.2%)	126.91 ± 18.13
31–40	183 (46.6%)	123.61 ± 19.83
41–50	84 (21.4%)	129.79 ± 15.02
≥ 51	6 (1.5%)	133.83 ± 13.92
Marital status			8.913	< 0.001
Unmarried	93 (23.7%)
Married	289 (73.5%)
Divorce	11 (2.8%)
Monthly income			1.851	0.137
≤ 3,000	12 (3.1%)	136.67 ± 10.27
3,001–6,000	90 (22.9%)	124.40 ± 19.28
6,001–9,000	165 (42%)	124.50 ± 19.36
≥ 9,001	126 (32.1%)	126.51 ± 17.29
Health			7.468	< 0.001
Excellent	69 (17.6%)	131.68 ± 16.83
Good	179 (45.5%)	127.39 ± 16.87
Average	138 (35.1%)	120.19 ± 19.87
Poor	7 (1.8%)	120.43 ± 24.47
Post			9.606	< 0.001
Nurse	256 (65.1%)	122.93 ± 19.65
Head nurse	75 (19.1%)	129.24 ± 16.77
Responsible group leader	62 (15.8%)	131.52 ± 13.26
Title			4.290	0.006
Nurse	51 (13%)	125.02 ± 19.97
Nurse practitioner	92 (23.4%)	121.97 ± 18.85
Nurse–in–charge	187 (47.6%)	125.45 ± 19.04
Associate senior nurse	63 (16%)	131.14 ± 13.98
Education			0.737	0.479
Junior college	36 (9.2%)	128.14 ± 19.58
Undergraduate	346 (88%)	125.08 ± 18.53
Postgraduate	11 (2.8%)	129.73 ± 16.18
Working years in hospice			1.048	0.382
1–3	241 (61.3%)	124.14 ± 18.95
4–6	77 (19.6%)	128.09 ± 17.06
7–10	36 (9.2)	129.08 ± 17.23
11–15	26 (6.6%)	125.85 ± 20.64
≥ 15	13 (3.3%)	124.54 ± 18.71
Employment type			0.874	0.427
Contract	255 (64.9%)	124.91 ± 19.26
Personnel agency	13 (3.3%)	121.54 ± 21.72
Formal preparation	125 (31.8%)	127.10 ± 16.68
Experience of training			2.907	0.004
Yes	306 (77.9%)	126.93 ± 17.62
No	87 (22.1%)	120.44 ± 20.86