Table 4 Educational Needs on Hospice Care by General Characteristics (N = 324)
From: Hospice care education needs of nursing home staff in South Korea: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Education Needs on HC | |
|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | t or F(p) | |
Age (year) | ||
Less than 35 | 3.15 ± 0.40 | 0.39(.759) |
36–45 | 3.18 ± 0.53 | |
46–55 | 3.17 ± 0.55 | |
More than 56 | 3.11 ± 0.44 | |
Gender | ||
Female | 3.15 ± 0.50 | 0.56(.579) |
Male | 3.09 ± 0.53 | |
Education | ||
High school | 3.11 ± 0.51a | 3.77(.024) |
Diploma | 3.14 ± 0.48 | |
Baccalaureate (or higher) | 3.32 ± 0.46a | |
Type of work | ||
Care helper | 3.14 ± 0.48a | 4.95(.002) |
Nurse | 3.45 ± 0.44ab | |
Social worker | 3.20 ± 0.54 | |
Others | 2.93 ± 0.61b | |
Work position | ||
Direct care | 3.15 ± 0.49 | 2.32(.101) |
Management | 3.33 ± 0.57 | |
Others | 3.08 ± 0.27 | |
Work experience at the current institution (year) | ||
Less than 1 | 3.14 ± 0.40 | 1.35(.260) |
1–3 | 3.11 ± 0.53 | |
Over 4 | 3.24 ± 0.50 | |
Provision of HC service in the institution | ||
Yes | 3.12 ± 0.49 | −1.30(.196) |
No | 3.19 ± 0.51 | |
Existence of HC team meeting in the institution | ||
Yes | 2.97 ± 0.46 | −3.84(.000) |
No | 3.20 ± 0.50 | |
Total | 3.14 ± 0.50 | |