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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 852)

From: Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022

Variable

Category

N (%)

HC behavior (\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)±s)

t/F

P

Gender

Male

16 (1.9)

51.75 ± 10.82

0.261

0.794

 

Female

836 (98.1)

51.12 ± 9.50

  

Age

≤ 25

136 (16.0)

50.03 ± 9.72

2.073

0.083

 

26–30

240 (28.2)

51.40 ± 9.48

  
 

31–35

270 (31.7)

50.38 ± 9.24

  
 

36–40

112 (13.1)

52.66 ± 9.35

  
 

≥ 41

94 (11.0)

52.40 ± 10.12

  

Marital status

Others

237 (27.8)

50.92 ± 10.12

-0.399

0.690

 

Married

615 (72.2)

51.22 ± 9.29

  

Ethnicity

Han

830 (97.4)

51.04 ± 9.47

-1.750

0.080

 

Minority

22 (2.6)

54.64 ± 11.08

  

Religious beliefs

No

811 (95.2)

51.21 ± 9.45

1.05

0.294

 

Yes

41 (4.8)

49.61 ± 10.85

  

Education

Junior college and below

200 (23.5)

50.19 ± 10.03

-1.604

0.109

 

Bachelor’s degree or above

652 (76.5)

51.42 ± 9.35

  

Monthly Income

<5000

414 (48.6)

50.06 ± 9.63

-3.231

0.001

 

≥ 5000

438 (51.4)

52.15 ± 9.31

  

Self-rated physical health status

Very good

175 (20.5)

52.91 ± 9.84

4.562

0.004

Good

348 (40.8)

51.47 ± 9.43

  

General

298 (35.0)

49.99 ± 9.22

  

Bad

31 (3.6)

48.32 ± 10.06