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. 2026 Jul 7;25:901. doi: 10.1186/s12912-026-04998-x

Table 2.

Mean scores of trauma-informed care knowledge, opinions, competencies, barriers, and recent practices by work setting (N = 272)

Work setting/ units Knowledge
(Mean ± SD)
Opinions
(Mean ± SD)
Competency
(Mean ± SD)
Barriers
(Mean ± SD)
Recent practices
(Mean ± SD)
Medical-surgical 18.62 ± 2.81 16.31 ± 3.99 15.77 ± 4.71 8.14 ± 4.05 7.22 ± 2.88
Intensive care 18.95 ± 4.22 16.39 ± 5.83 13.08 ± 5.91 8.43 ± 3.79 8.43 ± 1.62
Operating room 21.00 ± 3.77 23.00 ± 1.06 17.50 ± 7.11 9.25 ± 3.05 4.50 ± 3.42
Emergency 18.64 ± 3.77 17.11 ± 4.82 14.35 ± 6.72 8.83 ± 3.90 7.71 ± 1.96
Mental health 20.66 ± 2.58 20.00 ± 3.22 21.00 ± 3.22 9.66 ± 3.38 8.33 ± 1.03
Obstetric 16.92 ± 3.61 15.46 ± 4.70 17.50 ± 7.11 8.07 ± 3.74 8.15 ± 1.48
Pediatric unit 16.00 ± 5.18 11.93 ± 6.94 10.18 ± 8.21 7.37 ± 4.97 5.37 ± 3.69

Note. SD = Standard deviation; Score ranges: knowledge (13–52), opinions (7–28), competencies (0–24), barriers (0–14), and practices (0–9)