Table 1.
Demographic, professional and education characteristics (n = 921)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Females | 756 | 82.0 |
| Males | 165 | 18.0 |
| Age in years | ||
| 22–29 | 212 | 23.0 |
| 30–39 | 258 | 28.1 |
| 40–49 | 178 | 19.3 |
| ≥ 50 | 273 | 29.6 |
| Professional qualification | ||
| Registered nurse | 376 | 40.8 |
| Registered paediatric nurse | 391 | 42.5 |
| Allied Health Professional | 154 | 16.7 |
| Professional role | ||
| Staff | 806 | 87.5 |
| Manager | 79 | 8.5 |
| Clinical expert | 15 | 1.7 |
| Fellow | 15 | 1.7 |
| Other | 6 | 0.6 |
| Work experience in hospital (years) | ||
| ≤ 4 | 235 | 25.5 |
| 5–9 | 153 | 16.6 |
| 10–19 | 222 | 24.1 |
| 20–29 | 97 | 10.5 |
| ≥ 30 | 214 | 23.2 |
| Hospital employee | ||
| Yes | 774 | 84.0 |
| Hospital center | ||
| Main building | 616 | 66.9 |
| Research laboratories and outpatients | 82 | 8.9 |
| Sub-intensive neurorehabilitation, specialist medical and surgical | 197 | 21.4 |
| Neurorehabilitation | 25 | 2.7 |
| Branch in another region | 1 | 0.1 |
| Previous work outside hospital | ||
| Yes | 354 | 38.4 |
| Education level | ||
| Regional Diploma (RD) | 245 | 26.6 |
| University Diploma (UD) | 48 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor’s Degree (BD) | 537 | 58.3 |
| RD + UD/BD | 54 | 5.9 |
| UD + BD | 37 | 4.0 |
| Education for manager roles (n = 176) | ||
| Regional qualifying course for manager roles | 49 | 5.3 |
| Master in Management | 127 | 13.8 |
| Education for executive roles (n = 130) | ||
| Master of Science in Nursing | 110 | 11.9 |
| Director of Nursing Services | 10 | 1.1 |
| Both | 10 | 1.1 |
| Postgraduate clinical education (n = 462) | ||
| Mastera | 247 | 26.8 |
| Advanced Masterb | 8 | 0.87 |
| Specialization course | 124 | 13.7 |
| University improvement courses | 78 | 8.47 |
| PhD (or PhD student) | 5 | 0.5 |
| Participation in hospital research group (n = 850) | 136 | 16 |
| Participation in at least one specific course about research in hospital (n = 850) | 113 | 13.3 |
| Participation in other courses on research outside the hospital (n = 850) | 46 | 5.41 |
aA Post-graduate Diploma (after a Bachelor’s Degree)
bA Post-graduate Diploma (after a Master’s Degree)