Table 1 Characteristics of participants (N = 312)
Mean (SD) | Range | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, year | 28.96 (5.78) | 21–50 | |
Sex | |||
female | 290 (92.9) | ||
male | 22 (7.1) | ||
Marital status | |||
married | 174 (55.8) | ||
divorced | 1 (0.3) | ||
single | 137 (43.9) | ||
Highest academic degree | |||
technical secondary school | 1 (0.3) | ||
junior college/Diploma | 24 (7.7) | ||
Bachelor of Science in Nursing | 280 (89.7) | ||
Master of Science in Nursing | 7 (2.2) | ||
Religious belief | |||
no | 295 (94.6) | ||
buddhism | 14 (4.5) | ||
christianity | 1 (0.3) | ||
others | 2 (0.6) | ||
Working as a nurse, year | 7.25 (6.42) | 1–31.42 | |
Title | |||
nurse | 83 (26.6) | ||
senior nurse | 178 (57.1) | ||
supervisor nurse | 50 (16) | ||
associate professor of nursing | 1 (0.3) | ||
Position | |||
staff nurse | 304 (97.4) | ||
head nurse | 7 (2.2) | ||
nursing division manager | 1 (0.3) | ||
School education on palliative care | 0.95 (0.85) | 0 (none) - 3 (sufficient) | |
Training at work on palliative care | 1.16 (0.90) | 0 (none) – 3 (sufficient) | |
Cared for a dying patient | |||
yes | 257 (82.4) | ||
no | 55 (17.6) | ||
The latest time of caring a dying patient | |||
within 1 week | 33 (10.6) | ||
within 1 month | 66 (21.2) | ||
within 3 months | 59 (18.9) | ||
within 6 months | 28 (9.0) | ||
within 12 months | 71 (22.8) | ||