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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (n = 281)

From: Hospice care self-efficacy among clinical medical staff working in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation wards of designated hospitals: a cross–sectional study

Characteristic

Mean ± SD

f

%

Age (year)

32.96 ± 5.96

  

Gender

 Male

 

70

24.9

 Female

 

211

75.1

Marital status

 Unmarried

 

67

23.8

 Married

 

206

73.3

 Divorced or widowed

 

8

2.8

Profession

 Physician

 

54

19.2

 Nurse

 

227

80.9

Educational attainment

 Technical secondary school or Junior College

 

43

15.3

 Undergraduate

 

208

74.0

 Postgraduate or above

 

30

10.7

Professional titles

 Primary

 

162

57.7

 Intermediate

 

99

35.2

 Senior

 

20

7.1

Length of work (year)

10.01 ± 6.26

  

Grade of employing hospital

 Level 3 hospitals

 

177

63.0

 Level 2 hospitals

 

104

37.0

Department of employing hospital

 Intensive care unit

 

56

19.9

 Others

 

225

80.1

Had ever cared or treated any patients with secondary protection or above before fighting against COVID-19

 Yes

 

205

73.0

 No

 

76

27.0

The location of COVID-19 designated hospital

 Hubei Province

 

157

55.9

 Others Province

 

124

44.1

Post in COVID-19 designated hospitals

 Intensive care unit for patients with COVID-19

 

93

33.1

 Other departments of COVID-19

 

188

66.9

Work motivation in fighting against COVID-19 (Multiple response)

 Respect for life and professional sentiment

 

257

91.5

 Support from leaders or colleagues

 

169

60.1

 Support from family

 

197

70.1

 Expectations for the future

 

118

42.0

 Have confidence in fighting against COVID-19

 

224

79.7

 Government’s policy support

 

189

67.3

 Preferential treatment offered by the employing organization

 

60

21.4

 Othersa

 

4

1.4

Had ever given hospice care for dying or dead patients before fighting against COVID-19?

 Yes

 

192

68.3

 No

 

89

31.7

Have given hospice care for dying or dead patients while fighting against COVID-19?

 Yes

 

106

37.7

 No

 

175

62.3

Had any occupational exposure working in COVID-19 designated hospitals?

 Yes

 

8

2.8

 No

 

273

97.2

Duration of exposure to patients with COVID-19 (day)

33.11 ± 16.27

  

Working hours per day in COVID-19 designated hospitals

7.17 ± 3.37

  
  1. aincluding ‘I believe motherland is my powerful support so not afraid to get infected’, ‘The Wuhan government provides adequate living security’, ‘Personal Accountability’ and ‘I must stick to it out, it’s not good to quit halfway’