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Table 1 Characteristic of the participants (n = 26)

From: A qualitative exploration of “empathic labor” in Chinese hospice nurses

Nurses

Gender

Age

Education

Title

Work experience (years)

Region

N1

Female

43

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

2

Shanghai

N2

Female

36

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

6

Shanghai

N3

Female

39

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

5

Shanghai

N4

Female

41

bachelor’s degree

senior nurse

9

Shanghai

N5

Female

35

master’s degree

supervisor nurse

4

Shanghai

N6

Female

26

bachelor’s degree

senior nurse

3

Changzhou

N7

Female

33

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

8

Changzhou

N8

Female

43

bachelor’s degree

associate professor of nursing

8

Changzhou

N9

Female

40

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

8

Changzhou

N10

Female

51

bachelor’s degree

professor of nursing

8

Lianyungang

N11

Female

35

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

3

Lianyungang

N12

Female

36

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

3

Lianyungang

N13

Female

35

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

1

Lianyungang

N14

Female

39

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

1

Lianyungang

N15

Female

34

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

1

Lianyungang

N16

Female

59

bachelor’s degree

professor of nursing

5

Shijiazhuang

N17

Female

50

bachelor’s degree

associate professor of nursing

4

Shijiazhuang

N18

Female

45

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

3

Shijiazhuang

N19

Female

50

bachelor’s degree

professor of nursing

5

Suzhou

N20

Female

56

associate’s degree (3 years)

supervisor nurse

15

Suzhou

N21

Female

45

bachelor’s degree

professor of nursing

15

Suzhou

N22

Female

41

bachelor’s degree

associate professor of nursing

10

Suzhou

N23

Female

31

master’s degree

supervisor nurse

10

Suzhou

N24

Female

56

associate’s degree (3 years)

senior nurse

7

Beijing

N25

Male

32

bachelor’s degree

supervisor nurse

2

Shenzhen

N26

Female

48

bachelor’s degree

professor of nursing

10

Nanjing