TABLE 2.
Basic characteristics of the participants
| Total | Transitory care | Long‐term care | p‐value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean a (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Total | 227 (100) | — | 62 (27.3) | — | 163 (71.8) | ||
| Age | — | 37.8 (8.9) | — | 35.2 (7.3) | — | 38.6 (9.3) | .004 c |
| Years as a nurse | — | 9.0 (7.2) | — | 7.0 (5.2) | — | 9.7 (7.7) | .005 c |
| Female (ref: male) | 204 (89.9) | — | 47 (75.8) | — | 155 (95.1) | — | <.001 d |
| Sweden as country of origin (ref: no) a | 187 (82.4) | — | 52 (83.9) | — | 133 (81.6) | — | .690 d |
| Family member in care profession (ref: no) | 144 (63.4) | — | 38 (61.3) | — | 106 (65.0) | — | .602 d |
| Nurse b (ref: no) | 85 (37.5) | — | 21 (33.9) | — | 64 (39.3) | — | .456 d |
| Other b (ref: no) | 91 (40.1) | — | 24 (38.7) | — | 67 (41.1) | — | .744 d |
| Previous higher education (ref: no) | 26 (11.5) | — | 4 (6.5) | — | 22 (13.5) | — | .140 d |
| Previous not finished SN education (ref: no) | 24 (10.6) | — | 5 (8.1) | — | 17 (10.4) | — | .594 d |
| Previous SN education (ref: no) | 25 (11.0) | — | 5 (8.1) | — | 19 (11.7) | — | .435 d |
| Previous work in specialist area (ref: no) | 140 (61.7) | — | 30 (48.4) | — | 110 (67.5) | — | .008 d |
| Full‐time study pace (ref: no) | 37 (16.3) | — | 29 (46.8) | — | 12 (7.4) | — | <.001 d |
| Study funding with work, full or part‐time (ref: student wages or other) | 91 (40.1) | — | 29 (46.8) | — | 60 (36.8) | — | .172 d |
| Did possibility of partly paid studies made you start your studies (ref: no)? | 107 (47.1) | — | 27 (43.5) | — | 80 (49.1) | — | .458 d |
| Considered another specialist education (ref: no) | 93 (41.0) | — | 34 (54.8) | — | 57 (35.0) | — | .007 d |
| Within the specialist group (ref: outside the specialist group or mixed) | 46 (50.5) | — | 24 70.6) | — | 22 (38.6) | — | .003 |
| Returns to previous workplace (ref: no) | 158 (69.6) | — | 36 (58.1) | — | 122 (74.8) | — | .014 d |
| New work tasks (ref: no) | 189 (83.3) | — | 53 (85.5) | — | 135 (82.8) | — | .630 d |
a
Country of origin is considered as Sweden if they were born in Sweden, regardless of if any other family member originated from another country.
b
The presence of specific caring profession in the family is calculated, more than one may occur per family.
c
T‐test, significance level of p < .05 (Bonferroni correction for significance p < .003 marked in bold).
d
Chi‐square test, significance level of p < .05 (Bonferroni correction for significance p < .003 marked in bold).