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Table 4 The differences of nurses’ characteristics and knowledge, attitudes, and actions of Advanced Care Planning (ACP) (n = 218)

From: The exploration of the knowledge, attitudes and practice behaviors of advanced care planning and its related predictors among Taiwanese nurses

Variables

ACP-Knowledge

ACP-Attitude

ACP-Action

M ± SD

F

Scheffe’s test

M ± SD

F

Scheffe’s test

M ± SD

F

Scheffe’s test

Age

 21~30(n = 92)

4.47 ± 1.35

3.58*

48.94 ± 5.96

0.8

 

12.12 ± 2.52

1.34

 

 31~40(n = 91)

4.90 ± 1.31

47.85 ± 6.87

11.97 ± 2.88

 41~60(n = 35)

5.03 ± 1.15

  

47.54 ± 6.84

  

11.26 ± 2.59

  

Position title

 RNa (n = 201)

4.67 ± 1.31

6.83**

HN > RN

48.44 ± 6.54

1.06

 

12.03 ± 2.70

3.17*

 AHNb (n = 7)

4.57 ± 0.79

HN > AHN

45.86 ± 7.56

9.57 ± 2.15

 HNc (n = 10)

6.20 ± 0.92

  

46.20 ± 4.37

  

11.30 ± 1.95

  

Clinical ladder

 Nd(n = 77)

4.49 ± 1.37

3.37*

N2 > N

48.87 ± 5.96

1.05

 

12.14 ± 2.63

0.56

 

 N1e(n = 55)

4.65 ± 1.27

  

48.62 ± 7.05

  

11.95 ± 3.00

  

 N2f(and)above(n = 86)

5.01 ± 1.26

  

47.48 ± 6.58

  

11.70 ± 2.54

  

Years of work experience

  < 5 years(n = 72)

4.46 ± 1.32

4.96*

 

48.92 ± 5.89

1.11

 

12.40 ± 2.58

3.55

 

  > =5 years (n = 146)

4.88 ± 1.30

  

47.93 ± 6.77

  

11.68 ± 2.72

  

Palliative continuous education

0~6 h >

   

 0~6 h(n = 175)

4.87 ± 1.26

4.47*

0~6 h >

48.44 ± 6.22

3.62*

13~21 h

12.02 ± 2.66

0.82

 

 7–12 h((n = 31)

4.19 ± 1.64

7–12 h

49.06 ± 7.54

 

7–12 h >

11.68 ± 2.44

 13–21 h((n = 10)

4.25 ± 0.62

  

43.50 ± 6.14

 

13~21 h

11.08 ± 3.66

  
  1. a: RN registered nurse, b: AHN assistant head nurse, c: HN head nurse, d: nurses’ working experience within 1 year; e: nurses’ clinical competency at level I defined by Taiwan Nurses Association (can fulfill patients’ basic care); f: nurses’ clinical competency at level II defined by Taiwan Nurses Association (can offer advanced or critical care patients care); *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01