Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants.
| Baseline Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total number of participants | 332 | |
| Gender (female: male: diverse) | 73.8% (245): 24.7% (82): 1.5% (5) | |
| Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 38.74 ± 11.46 |
| ≤31 | 32.5% (108) | |
| 32–43 | 31.9% (106) | |
| 44–66 | 35.5% (118) | |
| Formal education (years of training) | Nurses (3) | 92.2% (306) |
| Nursing assistants (1) | 4.8% (16) | |
| Others | 3% (10) | |
| Work experience (years) | Mean ± SD | 15.6 ± 11.41 |
| Leading position | 35.5% (118) | |
| Full: part time | 63.3% (210): 36.7% (122) | |
| Place of work 1 | Ward | 37.7% (125) |
| IMC/ICU | 32.2% (107) | |
| Interven./diagn. | 5.7% (19) | |
| Emergency Dpt. | 5.4% (18) | |
| Rehabilitation | 3.0% (10) | |
| Day clinic | 0.6% (2) | |
| Short-term care | 0.6% (2) | |
| Other | 24.1% (80) | |
| Working mode (time) | Shifts with nights | 53.3% (177) |
| Same time each day | 15.7% (52) | |
| Shifts, no nights | 13.3% (44) | |
| Irregular, no shifts | 11.4% (38) | |
| Only night shifts | 2.1% (7) | |
| Other mode | 4.2% (14) | |
| Months during last year in PC | Mean ± SD | 9 ± 4 |
| Number of beds in hospital | ≤99 | 5.7% (19) |
| 100–299 | 17.2% (57) | |
| 300–599 | 32.8% (109) | |
| ≥600 | 38.3% (127) | |
| Not known | 6.0% (20) | |
| Openness | Mean ± SD | 3.47 ± 0.95 |
| Conscientiousness | Mean ± SD | 4.23 ± 0.79 |
| Extraversion | Mean ± SD | 3.48 ± 0.87 |
| Agreeableness | Mean ± SD | 3.25 ± 0.78 |
| Neuroticism | Mean ± SD | 2.67 ± 0.85 |
Each item was answered by all 332 participants of the study. Ass., assistant; SD, standard deviation; IMC, intermediate care; ICU, intensive care unit; Interven./diagn., unit for interventional and diagnostic procedures; Dpt., department; PC, patient care; 1 participants could choose more than one option.