Table 2 Sample characteristics and subgroup differences based on job designation
Total sample (n = 169) n (%) | Clinical mentors (n = 133) n (%) | Nurse Educators (n = 28) n (%) | Group difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Job designation | ||||
Clinical mentor | 133 (78.7) | - | - | - |
Nurse educator | 28 (16.6) | |||
Missing/not specified | 8 (4.7) | |||
Gender | ||||
Female | 109 (64.5) | 83 (62.4) | 20 (71.4) | p = 0.215* |
Male | 52 (30.8) | 46 (34.6) | 6 (21.4) | |
Others | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Missing/not specified | 8 (4.8) | 4 (3.0) | 2 (7.1) | |
Age (in years) | ||||
18–35 | 50 (29.6) | 44 (33.1) | 4 (14.3) | p = 0.001**,*** |
36–49 | 66 (39.1) | 55 (41.4) | 7 (25.0) | |
≥ 50 | 47 (27.8) | 32 (24.1) | 15 (53.6) | |
Missing/not specified | 6 (3.6) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (7.1) | |
Work experience in years | ||||
0–5 | 70 (41.4) | 59 (45.0) | 9 (32.1) | p = 0.059** |
6–10 | 33 (19.5) | 28 (21.4) | 4 (14.3) | |
11–15 | 31 (18.3) | 26 (19.5) | 5 (17.9) | |
> 15 | 28 (16.6) | 18 (13.5) | 9 (32.1) | |
Missing/not specified | 7 (4.1) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (3.6) | |
Time spent on teaching and training activities per week in hours (average of the last 5 years) | mean (SD; range) 13.1 (9.93; 1.0–40.0) | mean (SD; range) 9.9 (6.8; 1.0–38.5) | mean (SD; range) 24.8 (11.5; 3.0–40.0) | p = < 0.001**,*** |
Questionnaire format type | ||||
Paper | 145 (85.8) | 117 (88.0) | 21 (75.0) | p = 0.075* |
Digital | 24 (14.2) | 16 (12.0) | 7 (25.0) | |