Table 3 The characteristics of potential categories of death anxiety
From: Exploring the variations in death anxiety among oncology nurses in China: a latent class analysis
Characteristic | Low death anxiety group (n = 1095) | High stress and pain group (n = 4161) | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 34 (36.56) | 59 (63.44) | 14.196 | < 0.001 |
Female | 1061 (20.55) | 4102 (79.45) | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<35 | 793 (21.55) | 2886 (78.45) | 3.877 | 0.144 |
35–50 | 279 (19.18) | 1176 (80.82) |  |  |
>50 | 23 (18.85) | 99 (81.15) | Â | Â |
Working years | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<5 | 299 (17.30) | 1429 (82.70) | 31.105 | < 0.001 |
5–10 | 418 (20.56) | 1615 (79.44)a |  |  |
>10 | 378 (25.28) | 1117 (74.72)ab | Â | Â |
Oncology nursing specialist | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 43 (28.86) | 106 (71.14) | 5.989 | 0.014 |
No | 1052 (20.60) | 4055 (79.40) | Â | Â |
Palliative care nursing specialist | Â | Â | Â | |
Yes | 35 (30.70) | 79 (69.30) | 6.881 | 0.009 |
No | 1060 (20.61) | 4082 (79.39) | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single or divorced | 369 (25.47) | 1080 (74.53) | 26.03 | < 0.001 |
Married | 726 (19.07) | 3081 (80.93) | Â | Â |
Nurse position | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nurse assistant or staff nurse | 476 (17.49) | 2246 (82.51) | 38.33 | < 0.001 |
Charge nurse or nurse manager | 619 (24.43) | 1915 (75.57) | Â | Â |
Experience of discussing death | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 711 (22.30) | 2478 (77.70) | 10.51 | 0.001 |
No | 384 (18.58) | 1683 (81.42) | Â | Â |
Attended the Palliative training Course | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 299 (24.19) | 937 (75.81) | 11.046 | 0.001 |
No | 796 (19.80) | 3224 (80.20) | Â | Â |
Hospital classification | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Tertiary hospital | 767 (20.70) | 2939 (79.30) | 0.143 | 0.705 |
Secondary and Primary hospital | 328 (21.16) | 1222 (78.84) | Â | Â |
Religious beliefs | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 82 (18.18) | 369 (81.82) | 2.103 | 0.147 |
No | 1013 (21.08) | 3792 (78.92) | Â | Â |