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Table 2 Mean total score for health education needs according to the nurses' and the caregivers' characteristics

From: In-hospital informal caregivers' needs as perceived by themselves and by the nursing staff in Northern Greece: A descriptive study

NURSING STAFF'S CHARACTERISTICS

Score for health education needs

CAREGIVERS' CHARACTERISTICS

Score for health education needs

 

Mean

SD

P (student's t-test)

 

Mean

SD

P(student's t-test)

GENDER

   

GENDER

   

Male

54.0

5.3

0.485

Male

56.7

5.3

0.601

Female

53.3

5.7

 

Female

57.2

7.2

 

AGE

   

AGE

   

<34

53.1

4.8

0.492*

<42

55.7

8.8

0.070*

34-39

54.0

5.8

 

42-52

57.5

5.8

 

>39

53.9

5.7

 

>52

57.6

5.7

 

MARITAL STATUS

   

MARITAL STATUS

   

Single

53.5

6.2

0.926*

Single

54.9

8.9

0.140*

Married

53.3

5.5

 

Married

57.4

6.8

 

Widower/widow-Separated-Divorced

53.5

5.9

 

Widower/widow-Separated-Divorced

58.0

5.1

 

EDUCATION

   

EDUCATION

   

Secondary education

53.2

5.3

0.586

Primary

57.3

5.9

<0.001*

University/T.E.I./Master level studies

53.5

6.0

 

Secondary

55.6

7.6

 

WORK EXPERIENCE (in years)

   

Tertiary

59.1

6.2

 

<10

52.8

5.8

0.534*

RELATION TO PATIENT

   

10-16

53.6

5.9

 

Husband/Wife

56.4

7.6

0.076*

>16

53.6

5.5

 

Mother/Father

58.2

6.6

 

POSITION

   

Brother/sister

58.8

4.7

 

Head nurse or replacing head nurse

52.8

6.9

0.767*

Daughter/Son

55.6

5.6

 

Nurse

53.5

5.8

 

Daughter in law/Son in law

58.9

5.4

 

Assistant/Practical nurse

53.1

5.0

 

Other

56.9

10.3

 
  1. *analysis of variance (ANOVA)