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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and distribution of quality of nursing handover in categorical items (n = 186)

From: Correlation between the quality of nursing handover, job satisfaction, and group cohesion among psychiatric nurses

Variables

n (%)

Quality of nursing handover

t/F value

Sex

  

0.202

Male

42(22.6)

75.74 ± 16.65

 

Female

144(77.4)

76.21 ± 14.24

 

Age

  

0.394

≤30 years

37(19.9)

77.92 ± 17.5

 

31 ~ 45 years

126(67.7)

75.49 ± 14.48

 

> 45 years

23(12.4)

76.52 ± 11.96

 

Marital status

  

0.002

Single

23(12.4)

75.96 ± 15.31

 

Married

163(87.6)

76.12 ± 14.74

 

Education level

  

0.017

Bachelor’s degree or above

180(96.8)

75.93 ± 14.81

 

Junior school or under

6(3.2)

81.33 ± 13.53

 

Employment duration

  

1.515

1 ~ 3 years

6(3.2)

81.00 ± 6.72

 

3 ~ 5 years

15(8.1)

81.60 ± 9.93

 

5 ~ 10 years

51(27.4)

73.37 ± 17.99

 

> 10 years

114(61.3)

76.34 ± 13.83

 

Professional title

  

1.614

Junior title

81(43.5)

74.09 ± 17.42

 

Intermediate title

92(49.5)

77.26 ± 12.69

 

Senior title

13(7.0)

80.46 ± 7.90

 

Job type

   

Temporary nurse

31(16.7)

79.61 ± 10.64

0.510

Permanent nurse

155(83.3)

75.40 ± 15.40