Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Variables
Gender	Females = 63.2%; males = 36.8%
Age	Range: 23–72 years (M = 45; SD±10.2)
Country of birth	Israel = 67.2%; Russia = 17.7%; Ukraine = 3.3%; other = 11.8%
Marital status	Married = 73.9%; single = 14.8%; divorced = 6.5%; in a relationship = 2.9%; widowed = 1.9%
Nationality	Jewish = 53.1%; Arabs = 46.9%
Religion	Jewish = 53.1%; Christian = 13.9%; Muslim = 36%; Agonistic = 1.9%; Druze = 0.5%
Level of religiosity	Jewish Ultra-orthodox = 2.3%; religious = 20.8%; traditional = 38.6%; secular = 38.3%
Specialization a	Registered nurse = 100%; nephrology nurse = 78.6%; nephrology nurse and advanced palliative care = 10.8%
Work experience	Range: 0.5–43 years (M = 14; SD±9.9)
Type of workplace	Public hospital = 50%; government hospital = 24.8%; private dialysis clinic in the community = 18.2%; private hospital = 8.1%
Geographical region of workplace	South = 12.4%; Center = 28.2%; Sharon = 9.2%; North = 38.3%; Jerusalem and surrounding area = 11.7%

^aNurses could have more than one specialization.