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Table 1 Description of students’ placement preferences at T0–3

From: How nursing students’ placement preferences and perceptions of community care develop in a more ‘community-oriented’ curriculum: a longitudinal cohort study

 

T0 (n = 273)

% (n)a

T1 (n = 188)

% (n)a

T2 (n = 166)

% (n)a

T3 (n = 170)

% (n)a

General hospital

79.9 (218)

75.0 (141)

78.9 (131)

76.5 (130)

Mental healthcare

12.8 (35)

8.0 (15)

11.4 (19)

8.8 (15)

Medical rehabilitation

4.8 (13)

3.7 (7)

3.0 (5)

3.5 (6)

Care for mentally disabled

3.3 (9)

4.8 (9)

1.8 (3)

2.9 (5)

Elderly Care

2.9 (8)

1.1 (2)

.06 (1)

.06 (1)

Community Care

2.6 (7)

8.5 (16)

3.6 (6)

8.2 (14)

  1. aSome students mentioned more than one option, which caused a total score at T0, T1 and T3 of > 100%. Based on the assumption that they did not read the instructions well, and preferred more than one field, this information was not excluded