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. 2021 Dec 15;16(12):e0260208. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260208

Table 1. Sample demographics, work characteristics and associations with mindfulness (N = 121).

Variable n (%) or Mean (SD) Baseline Mindfulness Mean (SD) p a
4.29 (0.63)  
Age 30.5 (4.96) 0.718
Sex
    Female 77 (63.64) 4.30 (0.61) 0.763
    Male 44 (36.36) 4.27 (0.68)
Marital Status
    Not in a Relationship 35 (28.93) 4.26 (0.59) 0.725
    In a Relationship 86 (71.07) 4.30 (0.66)
Role
    Residents 88 (72.73) 4.28 (0.66) 0.207
    Nurses 14 (11.57) 4.55 (0.57)
    Medical Students 19 (15.70) 4.16 (0.51)
Previous ER experience
    Very unexperienced 29 (23.97) 4.17 (0.64) 0.462
    Little experience 52 (42.98) 4.34 (0.59)
    Experienced 37 (30.58) 4.28 (0.67)
    Very experienced 3 (2.48) 4.69 (0.80)
Site
    Basel 29 (23.97) 4.17 (0.70) 0.500
    Bern 50 (41.32) 4.32 (0.58)
    Zürich 42 (34.71) 4.33 (0.65)  

aP-values are from one-way ANOVAs of mindfulness differences across demographic and work characteristics; for age, the p-value is for the test of Pearson correlation with mindfulness.