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. 2023 Jan 23;23:50. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04029-2

Table 1.

Description of the sample: absolute frequency and percentage

Intervention (n = 72) Control (n = 59) P-value
Sex 0.810a
 Male 10 (16.9%) 10 (13.9%)
 Female 49 (83.1%) 62 (86.1%)
Age (median and quartiles) 44.0 [33.0; 51.5] 38.0 [32.0; 48.0] 0.117b
Age 0.123a
 Less than 30 9 (15.3%) 11 (15.3%)
 Between 30 and 40 13 (22.0%) 29 (40.3%)
 Between 40 and 50 17 (28.8%) 17 (23.6%)
 50 or more 20 (33.9%) 15 (20.8%)
 Years of service (median and SD) 3.0 [2.0; 8.5] 4.0 [2.0; 15.0] 0.251b
Years of service 0.724a
 1 or 2 years 27 (45.8%) 28 (38.9%)
 3 or 4 years 9 (15.3%) 13 (18.1%)
 More than 5 years 23 (39.0%) 31 (43.1%)
Certified PCT 0.875a
 No 51 (86.4%) 64 (88.9%)
 Yes 8 (13.6%) 8 (11.1%)
Profession 0.467a
 Administrative staff 3 (5.08%) 8 (11.1%)
 Assistant 22 (37.3%) 17 (23.6%)
 Driver 0 (0.00%) 2 (2.78%)
 Diploma in Nursing 16 (27.1%) 15 (20.8%)
 Midwife 1 (1.69%) 0 (0.00%)
 GP 8 (13.6%) 12 (16.7%)
 Dentist 1 (1.69%) 2 (2.78%)
 Psychologist 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.39%)
 Patient Care Technician 6 (10.2%) 8 (11.1%)
 Technician 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.39%)
 TEGS 0 (0.00%) 3 (4.17%)
 Social Worker 2 (3.39%) 3 (4.17%)

aChi-Square test comparison

bMann-Whitney test comparison