Table 2 The characteristics of the participants
ID | Sex | Age | Length of prior clinical experience (year) | Length of career break (year) | Length of clinical experience after returning | Employment status | Area of practice* | Number of beds in institutions | Reason for leaving job | Reason for returning to work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Female | 30s | 6 | 9 | 10 months | Part-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 146 | Childbirth & child rearing | Encouraged by the return of a colleague |
02 | Female | 30s | 9 | 3 | 4 years & 5 months | Part-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 186 | Childbirth & child rearing | Wanting to reconnect to society |
03 | Female | 40s | 4 | 5 | 2 years & 11 months | Part-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 186 | Other | Encouraged by the return of a colleague |
04 | Female | 30s | 3 | 8 | 2 years & 3 months | Part-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 186 | Childbirth & child rearing | Wanting to earn income |
05 | Female | 30s | 5 | 5 | 3 years & 3 months | Part-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 199 | Childbirth & child rearing | Children growing up |
06 | Female | 30s | 9 | 3 | 2 years & 9 months | Part-time | Hospital (Ward) | 199 | Childbirth & child rearing | Not wanting to be a housewife |
07 | Female | 30s | 4 | 3 | 2 years & 8 months | Part-time | Hospital (Ward) | 199 | Childbirth & child rearing | Encouraged by family to return |
08 | Female | 40s | 5 | 19 | 2 years & 7 months | Part-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 199 | Childbirth & child rearing | Encouraged by family to return |
09 | Female | 30s | 12 | 3 | 1 years & 2 months | Full-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 11 | Care for parent | Wanting to utilize own clinical expertise |
10 | Female | 30s | 9 | 3 | 1 years & 11 months | Part-time | Long-term Care Facility | 216 | Childbirth & child rearing | Wanting to reconnect to society |
11 | Female | 40s | 10 | 10 | 8 years | Part-time | Hospital (Outpatient) | 88 | Childbirth & child rearing | Wanting to earn income |
12 | Female | 30s | 10 | 6 | 7 months | Full-time | Long-term Care Facility | 46 | Care for parent | Care for parent no longer required and children growing up |
13 | Female | 40s | 11 | 7 | 2 years & 9 months | Part-time | Long-term Care Facility | 216 | Marriage | Wanting to reconnect to society |
14 | Female | 20s | 4 | 4 | 1 years & 10 months | Part-time | Hospital (Ward) | 190 | Childbirth & child rearing | Children growing up |
15 | Female | 70s | 20 | 9 | 1 years & 9 months | Part-time | Hospital (Ward) | 190 | Care for parent | Care for parent no longer required |