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Table 1 Univariate and bivariate analysis of the study variables for the UNS, ORN and PONS N or M ± SD

From: Factors influencing nurses’ intention to work in the oncology specialty: multi-institutional cross-sectional study

Variables

Nurses’ Intention Toward Working in Oncology Nursing

UNS

ORN

PONS

Total N = 178

Likely N = 51

Unlikely N = 127

P-value

Total N = 263

Likely N = 130

Unlikely N = 133

P- value

Total N = 33

Likely N = 27

Unlikely N = 6

P-value

Age

23.6 ± 1.2

23.6 ± 1.63

23.6 ± 0.99

0.88c

35.3 ± 7.6

36.5 ± 8.1

34.1 ± 7

0.01c

30.7 ± 2.7

30.7 ± 2.7

30.3 ± 2.7

0.74c

Gender

 Female

130

44

86

 

233

112

121

 

25

21

4

 

 Male

48

7

41

0.012a

30

18

12

0.21a

8

6

2

0.56b

Marital status

 Single

161

46

114

 

115

53

58

 

12

9

2

 

 Married

17

5

12

0.94a

148

74

74

0.83a

21

17

4

0.86b

Nationality

 Saudi

177

51

126

 

9

4

5

 

33

27

6

 

 Non-Saudi

1

0

1

0.52b

254

126

128

0.76b

0

0

0

n/a

Received undergraduate palliative care education

 Yes

37

7

30

 

75

42

33

 

2

2

0

 

 No

141

44

97

0.14a

188

88

100

0.17a

31

25

6

0.49b

Received palliative care education after graduate

 Yes

n/a

   

92

60

32

 

17

15

2

 

 No

n/a

   

171

70

101

<  0.001a

16

12

4

0.32b

Level of nursing education

 Diploma

n/a

   

37

23

14

 

n/a

   

 Bachelor

n/a

   

215

101

114

 

n/a

   

 Postgraduate

n/a

   

11

6

5

0.22a

n/a

   

Years as registered nurse*

n/a

   

12.1 ± 7.3

13.3 ± 7.8

10.9 ± 6.5

0.007c

6.7 ± 4

6.63 ± 4.04

6.79 ± 4.35

0.93c

Years as oncology nurse*

n/a

   

7.6 ± 6

8.4 ± 6.3

6.9 ± 5.7

0.04c

1.6 ± 2.7

1.68 ± 2.97

1.29 ± 0.84

0.75c

in the current hospital*

n/a

   

6.3 ± 5.6

6.9 ± 6.1

5.6 ± 5

0.62c

n/a

   

Years in the current unit*

n/a

   

4.9 ± 5.2

5.4 ± 5.6

4.4 ± 4.6

0.13c

n/a

   

Times caring for the terminally ill

 Never

n/a

   

0(0%)

–

–

 

n/a

   

 1–2 times/month

n/a

   

48

26

22

 

n/a

   

 1-2times/week

n/a

   

84

36

48

 

n/a

   

 3–5 times/week

n/a

   

78

42

36

 

n/a

   

  > 5 times/week

n/a

   

53

26

27

0.47a

n/a

   

Type of patient

 Paediatric

n/a

   

74

30

44

 

n/a

   

 Adult

n/a

   

189

100

89

0.07a

n/a

   

Intention to stay in the current hospital

 Unlikely

n/a

   

143

37

106

 

n/a

   

 Likely

n/a

   

120

93

27

<  0.001a

n/a

   

Research Instruments

 PCQN (0–20)

7.1 ± 2.1

7.3 ± 1.6

7.1 ± 2.2

0.48c

9.6 ± 1.9

10.1 ± 2.11

9.2 ± 1.8

0.001c

11 ± 2.1

11.3 ± 2.1

9.8 ± 1.8

0.13c

 FATCOD (30–150)

98.2 ± 8.1

102 ± 7.6

97 ± 7.9

<.001c

108.7 ± 11.2

113 ± 11.6

104.5 ± 9.1

<  0.001c

100.3 ± 8.1

101 ± 8

95.6 ± 7.8

0.12c

 GSE (10–40)

31.8 ± 5.1

33.1 ± 4.3

31.3 ± 5.3

0.03c

30.8 ± 4.9

32 ± 4.8

29.6 ± 4.6

< 0.001c

28.3 ± 3.3

28.7 ± 3.4

26.7 ± 2.8

0.17c

 MSQ (20–100)

n/a

   

69.38 ± 11.5

73.2 ± 10.2

65.7 ± 11.5

< 0.001c

n/a

   
  1. * Years of nursing experience, a = Chi-square, b = Fisher’s exact, c = independent t-test, n/a = not applicable
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