Table 1. Characterization of professionals working in the three hospital units participating in the research (N=459), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 2022.
| Variables | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 367 (80.1) |
| Male | 91 (19.9) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 134 (29.2) |
| Higher education | 142 (31) |
| Specialization | 115 (25.1) |
| Master’s or doctoral degree | 68 (14.8) |
| Position/function | |
| Assistants/technicians* | 248 (54.0) |
| Graduates** | 211 (46.0) |
| Hospital job tenure | |
| ≤ 5 years | 161 (35.1) |
| 6 to 10 years | 86 (18.7) |
| 11 to 15 years | 53 (11.5) |
| 16 to 20 years | 27 (5.9) |
| >20 years | 132 (28.8) |
| Weekly workload | |
| < 40 hours | 264 (57.5) |
| ≥ 40 hours | 295 (42.5) |
| Direct contact with patient | |
| Yes | 336 (73.2) |
| No | 123 (26.8) |
*
Assistants/techniäans: nursing assistant and technician; other technical level professionals, such as those working in electrocardiogram, laboratory, radiology and pharmacy; administrative assistant/secretary; other; **Graduates: clinical staff physician/assistant physician; nurse; pharmacist/biochemist/biologist/biomedical; nutritionist;physiotherapist, respiratory therapist, occupational therapist or speech therapist; psychologist; social worker; administration/direction.