Table 2.
Characteristics of the participating staff at the EDs at the two participating hospitals
|
County hospital |
County hospital |
University hospital |
University hospital |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Physicians |
Registered nurses/assistant nurses |
Physicians |
Registered nurses/assistant nurses |
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|
n = 86 |
n = 92 |
n = 83 |
n = 83 |
n = 23 |
n = 35 |
n = 85 |
n = 99 |
|
|
n
(%) |
n
(%) |
n
(%) |
n
(%) |
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| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
|
Men |
44 (51) |
59 (62) |
17 (20) |
15 (18) |
11 (44) |
14 (38) |
18 (19) |
23 (20) |
|
Women |
42 (49) |
33 (34) |
66 (79) |
68 (81) |
12(48) |
21 (57) |
67 (72) |
76 (68) |
|
Age groups |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
- |
- |
4 (5) |
1 (1) |
- |
- |
4 (4) |
2 (2) |
| 25-34 |
41 (48) |
36 (38) |
20 (24) |
22 (26) |
12(48) |
21 (57) |
37 (40) |
43 (38) |
| 35-44 |
29 (34) |
30 (31) |
26 (31) |
21 (25) |
8 (32) |
11 (30) |
15 (16) |
28 (25) |
| 45-54 |
11 (13) |
19 (20) |
20 (24) |
22 (26) |
2 (8) |
3 (8) |
16 (17) |
18 (16) |
| 55-64 |
5 (6) |
10 (10) |
13 (16) |
17 (20) |
3 (12) |
1 (3) |
17 (18) |
8 (7) |
| ≥ 65 |
- |
- |
1 (1) |
2 (2) |
- |
- |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
|
Number of years in health care |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 1 |
6 (7) |
2 (2) |
1 (1) |
- |
2 (8) |
2 (5) |
5 (5) |
4 (4) |
| 1-5 |
34 (40) |
33 (34) |
20 (24) |
11 (13) |
10 40) |
17 (46) |
25 (27) |
25 (22) |
| 6-10 |
17 (20) |
14 (15) |
18 (21) |
22 (26) |
6 (24) |
10 (27) |
17 (18) |
28 (25) |
| 11-15 |
13 (15) |
19 (20) |
9 (11) |
9 (11) |
2 (6) |
4 (11) |
10 (11) |
18 (16) |
| 16-20 |
3 (4) |
6 (6) |
9 (11) |
8 (10) |
1 (4) |
2 (5) |
9 (10) |
4 (4) |
| ≥21 |
13 (15) |
22 (23) |
27 (32) |
34 (41) |
3 (12) |
2 (5) |
23 (25) |
23 (20) |
|
Number of years you have worked in this unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 1 |
26 (30) |
21 (22) |
14 (17) |
10 (12) |
6 (24) |
15 (41) |
21 (23) |
19 (17) |
| 1-5 |
33 (38) |
34 (35) |
32 (38) |
35 (42) |
11(44) |
13 (35) |
26 (28) |
43 (38) |
| 6-10 |
14 (16) |
16 (17) |
16 (19) |
13 (16) |
4 (16) |
8 (22) |
24 (26) |
20 (18) |
| 11-15 |
3 (3) |
13 (16) |
6 (7) |
11 (13) |
1 (4) |
1 (3) |
4 (4) |
12 (10) |
| 16-20 |
4 (5) |
4 (4) |
7 (8) |
4 (5) |
- |
- |
4 (4) |
2 (2) |
| ≥21 | 3 (3) | 7 (7) | 8 (10) | 11 (13) | - | - | 7 (7.5) | 4 (4) |