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Table 4.

Nursing competence scores of caregivers with different characteristics (n = 246).

Characteristics		Mean ± SD	t/F	P
Educational level	Primary school	136.57 ± 7.44	3.92^a	0.009
	Middle school	139.99 ± 6.87
	Vocational school	141.01 ± 8.17
	Diploma school or above	142.90 ± 8.51
Previous employment	Unemployed	136.50 ± 6.66	14.22^a	<0.001
	Non-medical	139.42 ± 7.61
	Medical	144.31 ± 6.96
Work experience(years)	<0.3	136.24 ± 11.07	5.66^a	<0.001
	0.3–1.0	137.71 ± 7.39
	1.1–3.0	140.30 ± 5.86
	3.1–5.0	140.82 ± 6.19
	>5.0	142.67 ± 7.73
Employment method	Permanent	141.87 ± 6.53	2.66^b	0.008
Employment method	Temporary	139.22 ± 8.29
Qualification situation	Yes	141.52 ± 7.33	3.00^b	0.003
Qualification situation	No	138.58 ± 7.98
Monthly salary(CNY)	1500–2500	135.30 ± 12.34	3.71^a	0.006
	2501–3500	137.25 ± 9.21
	3501–4500	139.51 ± 7.51
	4501–5500	141.27 ± 7.18
	≥5501	142.97 ± 5.49
Perceived health status	Poor	124.71 ± 10.00	20.05^a	<0.001
	General	138.93 ± 7.11
	Good	142.13 ± 6.64
	Excellent	147.91 ± 6.11
Training times within 1 year	None	135.25 ± 10.58	20.65^a	<0.001
	1–6 times	136.87 ± 6.55
	7–11 times	138.53 ± 7.75
	12 times or above	144.06 ± 5.24

Note: ^aF ANOVA; ^bt Independent t-test.