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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants, time of experiencing the adverse events, and dimensions scores (N = 899)

From: The mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between second victim experience and professional quality of life among nurses: a cross-sectional study

Variables/Dimensions

N (%)

Mean ± SD

Gender

 Male

46 (5%)

 

 Female

853 (95%)

 

Marital status

 Single

187 (21%

 

 Married

691 (77%)

 

 Divorced

21 (2%)

 

Age

  ≤ 30

309 (34%)

 

 31–40

470 (52%)

 

 > 40

120 (13%)

 

Department

 Internal Medicine

377 (42%)

 

 Surgery

279 (31%)

 

 Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology

126 (14%)

 

 Acute and Critical Care

117 (13%)

 

Education level

 Certification

70 (8%)

 

 Bachelor

785 (87%)

 

 Master and above

44 (5%)

 

Time of experiencing the adverse events

 Within one week

69 (8)

 

 One week ~ one month

27 (3)

 

 One month ~ six months

65 (7)

 

 Six months ~ one years

108 (12)

 

 One year ~ five years

371 (41)

 

 More than five years

259 (29)

 

Dimensions scores

 Second victim related stress

 

3.43 ± 0.83

 R Second victim support

 

2.13 ± 0.72

 Positive coping style

 

2.01 ± 0.52

 Negative coping style

 

1.45 ± 0.60

 Compassion satisfaction

 

3.41 ± 0.77

 Burnout

 

3.20 ± 0.53

 Secondary traumatic stress

 

2.89 ± 0.71

  1. R second victim support: dimensions have been reversed