Table 1.

Background information of the respondents

Variable	Frequency (n = 122)	Percent (%)
Hospital unit
Anesthesiology	27	22.1
Surgery	59	48.4
Peri-operative nursing	36	29.5
Duration of work in the hospital
< 1 year	8	6.6
1–5 years	44	36.1
6–10 years	24	19.7
11–15 years	28	23.0
16–20 years	5	4.1
≥ 21 years	13	10.7
Duration of work in current hospital unit
< 1 year	26	21.3
1–5 years	42	34.4
6–10 years	22	18.0
11–15 years	22	18.0
16–20 years	4	3.3
≥ 21 years	6	4.9
Number of hours per week you work in the hospital
20–39 h	13	10.7
40–59 h	51	41.8
60–79 h	29	23.8
80–99 h	16	13.1
≥ 100 h	13	10.7
Staff position in hospital
Registered nurse	63	51.6
Resident surgeon	48	39.3
Consultant surgeon	11	9.0
Duration of work in current specialty
< 1 year	6	4.9
1–5 years	34	27.9
6–10 years	26	21.3
11–15 years	35	28.7
16–20 years	14	11.5
≥ 21 years	7	5.7