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Table 3 Known-groups validity of the scale(x ± s)

From: Development and psychometric testing of a questionnaire to assess Nurse’s perception of risks during enteral nutrition

Dimensions

Education

Mann Whitney-U test

Departments

Mann Whitney-U test

Junior college (n = 62)

Bachelor degree and above (n = 290)

z

p

ICU and surgical (n = 265)

Internal medicine and Emergency (n = 87)

z

p

Factor 1

49.83 ± 16.89

53.84 ± 15.49

−2.170

0.030*

52.39 ± 15.08

55.39 ± 17.71

−1.088

0.276

Factor 2

35.58 ± 19.12

41.54 ± 17.23

−2.925

0.003**

39.03 ± 16.82

44.93 ± 19.57

−2.167

0.030*

Factor 3

35.56 ± 17.31

42.57 ± 16.82

−3.391

0.001**

40.05 ± 16.43

45.26 ± 18.51

−2.006

0.045*

Total scale

42.95 ± 16.57

48.01 ± 14.71

−3.024

0.002**

46.05 ± 14.29

50.37 ± 17.20

−1.644

0.100

  1. ** means p<0.01; * means p<0.05. Factor 1: Risks of operation; factor 2: Risks of EN-related adverse events; factor 3: Risks of EN solution selection;x ± s:mean ± SD. EN enteral nutrition