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Table 1 Characteristics of the two cohorts of registered nurses from 2009 and 2019 (n = 609)

From: Comparison of Swedish nurses’ attitudes toward involving families in care over a decade

 

2009

(n = 246)

2019

(n = 363)

p-value

Age (years), mean (SD)

36.2 (8.2)

42.2 (10.0)

 < 0.001 a

Gender, n (%)

  

0.478 b

 Female

226 (91.9)

339 (93.4)

 

 Male

20 (8.1)

24 (6.6)

 

Personal experience with a seriously ill own-family member, n (%)

  

 < 0.001 b

 Yes

161 (65.5)

301 (82.9)

 

 No

85 (34.6)

62 (17.1)

 
  1. a Independent sample t-test
  2. b Chi-square test