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Table 2 The socio-demographic characteristics of participants before and after PSM between iii-A and ii-A hospitals

From: A comparison of Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of nurses on nursing Post-stroke dysphagia patients between iii-A and ii-A hospitals in China: a propensity score-matched analysis

Variables

Before PSM analysis (N = 824)

χ2

P

After PSM analysis (N = 410)

χ2

P

iii-A (N = 613)

ii-A (N = 211)

iii-A (N = 205)

ii-A (N = 205)

Age (years)

  

12.51

0.002

  

0.74

0.691

 19–30

344(70.1)

147(29.9)

  

136(49.1)

141(50.9)

  

 31–40

215(79.9)

54(20.1)

  

61(53.0)

54(47.0)

  

 41–55

54(84.4)

10(15.6)

  

8(44.4)

10(55.6)

  

Sex

  

5.61

0.018

  

0

1.000

 Women

591(73.8)

210(26.2)

  

1(50.0)

1(50.0)

  

 Men

22(95.7)

1(4.3)

  

204(50.0)

204(50.0)

  

Education level

  

23.57

 < 0.001

  

0.55

0.761

 High school or lower

124(62.0)

76(38.0)

  

63(47.4)

70(52.6)

  

 Bachelor degree

473(77.9)

134(22.1)

  

141(51.3)

134(48.7)

  

 Master degree or higher

16(94.1)

1(5.9)

  

1(50.0)

1(50.0)

  

Experience (years)

  

13.14

0.004

  

0.12

0.989

 1–5

240(72.3)

92(27.7)

  

83(49.1)

86(50.9)

  

 6–10

192(71.6)

76(28.4)

  

77(50.3)

76(49.7)

  

 11–15

83(73.5)

30(26.5)

  

32(51.6)

30(48.4)

  

 16–35

98(88.3)

13(11.7)

  

13(50.0)

13(50.0)

  

Clinical department

  

72.17

 < 0.001

  

1.78

0.619

 Neurology

282(63.2)

164(36.8)

  

160(50.3)

158(49.7)

  

 Neurosurgery

115(79.3)

30(20.7)

  

23(43.4)

30(56.6)

  

 Rehabilitation

49(90.7)

5(9.3)

  

8(61.5)

5(38.5)

  

 Geriatrics

167(93.3)

12(6.7)

  

14(53.8)

12(46.2)