Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the participating Spanish nurses recruited between February 2014 and April 2015 (n=534).
| Variables | n (%) | Coping with Death Scale | p | Inadequate coping ≤105 | Optimal coping ≥157 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE* | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||||
| ≤30 | 150 (28.1) | 128.7 | 27.6 | 41 (38.3) | 77 (23.5) | ||
| 31-42 | 162 (30.3) | 135.8 | 28.0 | <0.001 | 35 (32.7) | 94 (28.7) | <0.001 |
| 43-54 | 151 (28.3) | 142.9 | 29.1 | 27 (25.2) | 110 (33.6) | ||
| 55-65 | 71 (13.3) | 142.1 | 2.9 | 4 (3.7) | 46 (14.1) | ||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 114 (21.3) | 142.6 | 28.4 | 0.006 | 15 (14.0) | 80 (24.5) | 0.06 |
| Female | 420 (78.7) | 135.0 | 28.4 | 92 (85.9) | 247 (75.5) | ||
| Nursing experience | |||||||
| < 10 years | 214 (40.1) | 129.9 | 27.0 | <0.001 | 56 (52.3) | 110 (33.6) | 0.003 |
| 10-20 years | 118 (22.1) | 138.2 | 29.3 | 22 (20.6) | 76 (23.2) | ||
| > 20 years | 202 (37.8) | 142.9 | 28.2 | 29 (27.1) | 141 (43.1) | ||
| Academic degree | |||||||
| Graduate | 354 (66.3) | 135.1 | 28.4 | 0.038 | 74 (69.2) | 207 (63.3) | 0.156 |
| Postgraduate | 180 (33.7) | 139.7 | 28.8 | 33 (30.8) | 120 (36.7) | ||
| Health-care setting | |||||||
| Critical care & Emergency | 121 (22.7) | 135.2 | 30.8 | 32 (29.9) | 70 (21.4) | ||
| General Hospitalization Unit | 117 (21.9) | 138.9 | 27.4 | 0.883 | 18 (16.8) | 75 (22.9) | 0.532 |
| Specialized Hospitalization Unit | 148 (27.7) | 137.5 | 28.6 | 28 (26.2) | 91 (27.8) | ||
| Primary care | 148 (27.7) | 135.2 | 27.5 | 29 (27.1) | 91 (27.8) | ||
| Health center | |||||||
| Public | 411 (77.0) | 138.0 | 28.8 | 0.008 | 77 (72.0) | 261 (79.8) | 0.026 |
| Private | 90 (16.9) | 128.9 | 27.2 | 26 (24.3) | 42 (12.8) | ||
| Co-Public | 33 (6.2) | 141.4 | 26.3 | 4 (3.7) | 24 (7.3) | ||
*
SE = Standard Error