Table 5 Relationship among the nurse manager’s caring behaviors score and Socio-demographic Characteristics (N = 2022)

Sex

Male

153.97 ± 20.94

4.348

0.037^*

female

161.32 ± 20.66

Title

Nurse practitioner

151.38 ± 31.84

5.767

0.124

Nurse-in-charge

160.69 ± 21.16

Deputy chief physician

163.19 ± 17.99

Chief physician

159.83 ± 18.71

Marital status

Unmarried

160.03 ± 19.69

2.213

0.085

Married/Remarried

161.35 ± 20.72

Divorced

159.63 ± 19.39

Death of a spouse

143.25 ± 22.37

Educational level

Junior college

156.49 ± 24.66

4.657

0.199

Undergraduates

161.12 ± 20.72

Master

164.56 ± 16.93

Doctor

180.00 ± 0.00

Hospital rank

Secondary Hospital

156.26 ± 22.52

-3.418

0.001^**

Tertiary Hospitals

161.73 ± 20.40

Nature of the hospital

The specialized hospital

160.45 ± 20.14

0.383

0.536

General hospital

161.30 ± 20.76

Whether the hospital has carried out humanistic care

No

157.03 ± 21.84

-9.038

 < 0.001^**

Yes

164.79 ± 18.90

Department

Pediatric

159.90 ± 21.74

2.455

0.005^**

The department of obstetrics and gynecology

163.19 ± 19.10

The emergency department

157.25 ± 20.63

Department of geriatrics

162.00 ± 16.82

Outpatient service

157.42 ± 19.92

Internal medicine

162.73 ± 20.55

Surgical

158.91 ± 18.66

The operating room

161.94 ± 21.19

ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology

162.63 ± 20.24

oncology

163.46 ± 19.28

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

153.95 ± 23.44

other

159.36 ± 20.44

Training on humanistic care

No

152.46 ± 24.69

-8.292

 < 0.001^**

Yes

163.37 ± 18.94

The level of humanistic care training

No

152.64 ± 24.69

69.616

 < 0.001^**

Hospital grade

163.06 ± 18.78

School grade

162.56 ± 20.61

Province grade

163.86 ± 17.45

Country grade

163.86 ± 21.31

Other

162.30 ± 18.35

Familiarity with the humanistic care

Very unfamiliar

140.10 ± 35.96

372.730

 < 0.001^**

Unfamiliar

155.12 ± 21.79

General

152.79 ± 21.56

Familiar

164.72 ± 17.58

Very familiar

173.90 ± 13.46

The emphasis on humanistic care

Think very little of

141.30 ± 37.55

360.565

 < 0.001^**

Think little of

152.73 ± 24.88

General

150.78 ± 21.82

Attach importance to

159.79 ± 18.09

Attach very importance to

169.99 ± 16.46

Relationship with colleagues

Very unharmonious

108.00 ± 101.82

376.841

 < 0.001^**

Not harmonious

142.03 ± 26.67

General

140.62 ± 25.99

harmony

151.97 ± 18.83

Very harmonious

167.15 ± 17.48

Family support for work

Very unsupportive

135.40 ± 63.27

310.065

 < 0.001^**

Unsupportive

134.37 ± 31.89

General

141.16 ± 22.81

supportive

151.79 ± 20.36

Very supportive

166.13 ± 17.50

The passion for nursing

Dislike it very much

89.00 ± 74.95

365.287

 < 0.001^**

Dislike

143.50 ± 31.98

General

141.53 ± 22.21

like

154.24 ± 19.19

Very like

167.53 ± 17.38

Job satisfaction

Very dissatisfied

107.80 ± 43.90

497.994

 < 0.001^**

Dissatisfied

145.19 ± 26.60

General

142.58 ± 24.19

Satisfied

156.98 ± 17.54

Very satisfied

170.02 ± 16.37