Table 1 General characteristics of study patients according to investigation time
From: Effect of problem-based learning on severity classification agreement by triage nurses
Variables | 2018. 05 (n = 300) | 2018. 08 (n = 300) | 2019. 05 (n = 300) | 2019. 08 (n = 300) | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 58.1 (20.69) | 56.4 (19.30) | 55.69 (19.92) | 58.5 (19.64) | 1.32 | 0.266 |
Sex (male sex, %) | 151 (50.3) | 146 (48.7) | 137 (45.7) | 162 (54.2) | 0.226 | |
Mode of arrival (n, %) | ||||||
direct visit | 264 (88) | 273 (91) | 278 (92.7) | 264 (88) | 0.174 | |
outpatient | 14 (4.7) | 7 (2.3) | 10 (3.3) | 17 (5.7) | ||
via other hospital | 22 (7.3) | 18 (6) | 11 (3.7) | 19 (5.8) | ||
disease or trauma (disease, %) | 248 (82.7) | 231 (77) | 228 (76) | 243 (81) | 0.138 | |
Pain (yes, %) | 145 (48.3) | 154 (51.3) | 147 (49) | 136 (45.3) | 0.532 |