Table 1 General characteristics of the participants (N = 324)
From: Hospice care education needs of nursing home staff in South Korea: a cross-sectional study
Variables | M ± SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (year) | 50.68 ± 9.44 |
Less than 35 | 22 (6.8) |
36–45 | 51 (15.7) |
46–55 | 132 (40.7) |
More than 56 | 110 (34.0) |
Gender | |
Female | 293 (90.4) |
Male | 28 (8.6) |
Education | |
High school | 201 (62.0) |
Diploma | 52 (16.0) |
Baccalaureate | 41 (12.7) |
Master’s degree | 13 (4.0) |
Type of work | |
Care helper | 242 (74.7) |
Nurse | 26 (8.0) |
Social worker | 17 (5.2) |
Administrator | 7 (2.2) |
Other | 19 (5.9) |
Work Position | |
Direct care | 207 (63.9) |
Management | 38 (11.7) |
Other | 14 (4.3) |
Work experience at the current institution (year) | 2.34 ± 1.88 |
Less than 1 | 68 (21.0) |
1–3 | 196 (60.5) |
4–10 | 58 (17.9) |
More than 11 | 2 (0.6) |
Provision of HC service in the institution | |
Yes | 202 (62.3) |
No | 122 (37.7) |
Existence of HC team meeting in the institution | |
Yes | 85 (26.2) |
No | 239 (73.8) |
Previous educational experiences on HC | |
Yes | 91 (29.4) |
No | 218 (70.6) |
Intention to participation in further education on HC | |
Yes | 264 (82.8) |
No | 55 (17.2) |