Table 2.
Statistics of incomplete cases compared with complete cases.
| Variables | Complete cases (N=239) | Incomplete cases (N=46) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 43.3 (10.8) | 44.2 (10.9) | .62 | |
| Sex, n (%) | .29 | |||
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Female | 227 (94.4) | 41 (89.1) |
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Male | 12 (5.6) | 4 (8.7) |
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Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) |
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| Training, n (%) | .01 | |||
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Nurse | 25 (10.5) | 12 (26.1) |
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Nurse specialist | 64 (26.8) | 8 (17.4) |
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Oncology nurse | 150 (62.8) | 26 (56.5) |
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| Counseling, n (%) | .26 | |||
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Yes | 128 (53.6) | 20 (43.5) |
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No | 111 (46.4) | 25 (54.3) |
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Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) |
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| Type of hospital, n (%) | .02 | |||
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University hospital | 69 (28.9) | 8 (17.4) |
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General teaching hospital | 91 (38.1) | 15 (32.6) |
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General hospital | 54 (22.6) | 11 (23.9) |
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Miscellaneous (home care and hospice) | 25 (10.5) | 12 (26.1) |
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| Number of new patients each year, n (%) | .13 | |||
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0-50 | 37 (15.5) | 9 (19.6) |
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51-100 | 83 (34.7) | 9 (19.6) |
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>100 | 118 (49.4) | 28 (60.9) |
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Missing | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) |
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| Years of experience current position | .22 | |||
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Median | 6 | 8 |
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Range | 0-36 | 0-30 |
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IQR | 2-12 | 2-14 |
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| Working hours per week | .34 | |||
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Median | 32 | 30 |
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Range | 16-40 | 24-38 |
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IQR | 26-32 | 25.5-32 |
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