Table 1.
Personal and work characteristics of nursing assistants (NAs) (N = 440).
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | N = 440 |
| Female | 431 (98.0%) |
| Male | 9 (2.0%) |
| Marital Status | N = 440 |
| Single | 36 (8.2%) |
| Married | 351 (79.8%) |
| Divorced | 22 (5.0%) |
| Widow | 29 (6.6%) |
| Others | 2 (0.5%) |
| Education Level | N = 434 |
| Primary school | 143 (32.9%) |
| Secondary school | 276 (63.6%) |
| Post-secondary | 13 (3.0%) |
| University | 2 (0.5%) |
| Self-rated Health | N = 440 |
| Very good | 2 (0.5%) |
| Good | 57 (13.0%) |
| Fair | 174 (39.5%) |
| Not good | 197 (44.8%) |
| Very bad | 10 (2.3%) |
| Exercise for 20 min (at least 3 times per week) | N = 438 |
| Never | 141 (32.2%) |
| Not often | 100 (22.8%) |
| Sometimes | 108 (24.7%) |
| Always | 89 (20.3%) |
| Daily Stretching Exercise | N = 440 |
| Yes | 261 (59.3%) |
| No | 179 (40.7%) |
| Daily Muscle Strengthening Exercise | N = 438 |
| Yes | 45 (10.3%) |
| No | 393 (89.7%) |
| Job Title | N = 440 |
| Personal care workers | 400 (90.9%) |
| Health workers | 40 (9.1%) |
| Work Overtime | N = 439 |
| Yes | 112 (25.5%) |
| No | 327 (74.5%) |
| Lifting/Transferring Training | N = 439 |
| Yes | 397 (90.4%) |
| No | 42 (9.6%) |
| Mean ± SD (Range) | |
| Age | N = 439 |
| 51.1 ± 9.6 (19–69) | |
| Years of Work Experience | N = 440 |
| 10.4 ± 6.4 (1–36) | |
| Physical Exertion (PE) | N = 428 |
| 5.14 ± 2.23 (0–10) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | N = 440 |
| 24.7 ± 3.4 (17.1–40.4) |
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.