Table 1 Basic attributes of participants

n

%

n

%

χ²

p

n

%

Gender

Female

47

100

50

100

97

100

Educational attainment

Diploma

12

25.5

16

32.0

.05

.97

28

28.9

Bachelor’s degree

32

68.1

34

68.0

66

68.0

Master’s degree

3

6.4

0

0

3

3.1

Department of work

Internal medicine

20

42.6

15

30.0

16.74

.005

35

36.1

Surgery

9

19.1

0

0

9

9.3

Obstetrics & Gynecology

5

10.6

10

20.0

15

15.5

pediatric

5

10.6

5

10.0

10

10.3

Intensive care unit

3

6.4

10

20.0

13

13.4

other

5

10.6

10

20.0

15

15.5

Professional rank

N2

17

36.2

18

36.0

.05

.97

35

36.1

N3

14

29.8

14

28.0

28

28.9

N4

16

34.0

18

36.0

34

35.1

Language proficiency

no

36

76.6

41

82.0

.43

.51

77

79.4

yes

11

23.4

9

18.0

20

20.6

Experience in caring for foreigners

no

3

6.4

4

8.0

.09

.75

7

7.2

yes

44

93.6

46

92.0

90

92.8

Experience of attending cultural courses

no

45

95.7

47

94.0

.15

.69

92

94.8

yes

2

4.3

3

6.0

5

5.2

Experience of studying or living abroad

no

43

91.5

49

98.0

2.10

.14

92

94.8

yes

4

8.5

1

2.0

5

5.2

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

t

p

Mean

SD

35.98

9.99

37.00

10.37

−.50

.61

36.49

10.14

14.40

10.17

15.16

10.54

−.36

.71

14.78

10.31