Table 1.
The demographical characteristics (n=352).
| Characteristic | Medical center, n (%) | Regional hospital, n (%) | Total, n (%) | P value | |
| Total | 221 (62.8) | 131 (37.2) | 352 (100) | <.001a | |
| Gender | .28 | ||||
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Female | 193 (87.3) | 118 (90.1) | 311 (88.4) |
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Male | 28 (12.7) | 13 (9.9) | 41 (11.6) |
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| Age (years) | .003a | ||||
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<30 | 81 (36.7) | 26 (19.8) | 107 (30.4) |
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31-39 | 43 (19.5) | 42 (32.1) | 85 (24.1) |
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40-49 | 74 (33.5) | 45 (34.4) | 119 (33.8) |
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>50 | 23 (10.4) | 18 (13.7) | 41 (11.7) |
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| Education | .33 | ||||
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College | 13 (5.9) | 4 (3.1) | 17 (4.8) |
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Undergraduate degree | 180 (81.4) | 114 (87.0) | 294 (83.5) |
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Postgraduate degree | 28 (12.7) | 13 (9.9) | 41 (11.7) |
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| Marital status | .003a | ||||
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Single | 143 (64.7) | 62 (47.3) | 205 (58.2) |
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Married | 74 (33.5) | 62 (47.3) | 136 (38.6) |
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Others or divorced | 4 (1.8) | 7 (5.4) | 11 (3.2) |
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| Job title | .30 | ||||
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Nonmanager | 207 (93.7) | 120 (91.6) | 327 (92.9) |
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Manager | 14 (6.3) | 11 (8.4) | 25 (7.1) |
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| Work tenure (years) | .33 | ||||
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≤1 | 15 (6.8) | 5 (3.8) | 20 (5.7) |
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1~3 | 45 (20.4) | 19 (14.5) | 64 (18.2) |
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4-7 | 41 (18.6) | 24 (18.3) | 65 (18.5) |
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8-10 | 17 (7.7) | 15 (11.5) | 32 (9.1) |
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>10 | 103 (46.5) | 68 (51.9) | 171 (48.5) |
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| Ability hierarchical level | <.001a | ||||
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RT0b | 59 (26.7) | 62 (47.3) | 121 (34.4) |
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RT1 | 91 (41.2) | 44 (33.6) | 135 (38.4) |
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RT2 | 43 (19.5) | 4 (3.1) | 47 (13.4) |
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RT3 | 11 (5) | 1 (0.8) | 12 (3.4) |
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None | 17 (7.6) | 20 (15.2) | 37 (10.4) |
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| Current preceptor | .33 | ||||
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No | 63 (28.5) | 41 (31.3) | 104 (29.5) |
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Yes | 158 (71.5) | 90 (68.7) | 248 (70.5) |
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aDenotes that the significant level using the chi-square test reaches the probability at 0.05.
bRT: respiratory therapist.