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Table 1 Description and correlation of cultural competence and demographic variables (n = 153)

From: Cultural competence in critical care nurses and its relationships with empathy, job conflict, and work engagement: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Variables

N (%)

Cultural Competence

Mean (SD)

r (p-value)

Age (years)

22–29

30–39

≥ 40

72 (47.10)

63 (41.20)

18 (11.80)

69.82 (7.29)

77.46 (6.99)

78.00 (6.90)

0.46 (< 0.001)*

Gender

Female

Male

115 (75.20)

38 (24.80)

74.18 (7.72)

73.16 (9.13)

0.05 (0.502)**

Marital status

Single

Married

Divorced

55 (35.90)

96 (62.70)

2 (1.30)

71.14 (7.10)

75.35 (8.23)

82.27 (0.56)

0.27 (0.001)**

Academic Degree

BS

MS

125(81.70)

28(18.30)

72.10 (7.04)

82.09 (7.41)

0.44 (< 0.001)*

Work Experiences (years)

0.5-7

8–15

16≥

73 (46.50)

58 (36.50)

22 (14.00)

70.22 (7.77)

77.00 (6.57)

78.15 (7.47)

0.43 (< 0.001)*

  1. *Spearman Correlation
  2. **Pearson Correlation