Table 1 Nurses’ characteristics based on country of practice (N = 210)
From: Level and predictors of caring behaviours of critical care nurses
Items | Total sample | UAE (n = 101) | Jordan (n = 109) | t or χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 34 ± 7.2 | 33.9 ± 5.9 | 34.2 ± 8.2 | −0.205 | 0.838 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 92 (43.8) | 43 (42.6) | 49 (44.9) | 0.121 | 0.728 |
Female | 118 (56.2) | 58 (57.4) | 60 (55.1) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Single | 65 (30.9) | 32 (31.7) | 33 (30.3) | 11.27 | 0.010* |
Married | 123 (58.6) | 53 (52.5) | 70 (64.2) | ||
Divorced/ widowed | 22 (10.5) | 16 (15.8) | 6 (5.5) | ||
Education level | |||||
Bachelor | 132 (62.9) | 70 (69.3) | 62 (56.9) | 3.46 | 0.063 |
Master | 78 (37.1) | 31 (30.7) | 47 (43.1) | ||
Work experience [years] | 9.14 ± 6.07 | 6.6 ± 3.04 | 11.46 ± 7.2 | −6.27 | 0.000* |
Prior communication education | |||||
Yes | 162 (77.1) | 78 (77.2) | 84 (77.1) | 0.001 | 0.56 |
No | 48 (22.9) | 23 (22.8) | 25 (11.9) | ||
Interest in nursing profession | |||||
Yes | 180 (85.7) | 82 (81.2) | 98 (89.9) | 3.26 | 0.04* |
No | 30 (14.3) | 19 (18.8) | 11 (10.1) | ||
Turnover intention | |||||
Yes | 101 (48.1) | 44 (43.6) | 57 (52.3) | 1.44 | 0.15 |
No | 109 (51.9) | 57 (56.4) | 52 (47.7) | ||
Economic status | |||||
Low | 41 (19.5) | 26 (25.7) | 15 (13.8) | 9.99 | 0.007* |
Middle | 152 (72.4) | 63 (62.4) | 89 (81.7) | ||
High | 17 (8.1) | 12 (11.9) | 5 (4.5) | ||
Nurse-to-patient ratio | |||||
1:1 | 49 (23.3) | 13 (12.9) | 36 (33.0) | 36.08 | 0.000* |
1:2 | 109 (51.9) | 45 (44.6) | 64 (58.7) | ||
1:3 | 52 (24.8) | 43 (42.5) | 9 (8.3) | ||