Social support, empathy and compassion fatigue among clinical nurses: structural equation modeling

BMC Nursing

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 978)

Variables	Category	N	%
Age(years)
	20–25	215	22
	26–35	634	64.8
	≥ 36	129	13.2
Gender
	Female	918	93.9
	Male	60	6.1
Education level
	Secondary vocational school diploma	3	0.3
	Associate degree	119	12.2
	Bachelor degree	784	80.2
	Master degree or above	72	7.4
Marital status
	Married	599	61.2
	Single	366	37.4
	Divorced or separated	13	1.3
Department
	Medical	271	27.7
	Surgical	237	24.2
	Obstetrics and Gynecology	63	6.4
	Pediatrics	29	3.0
	Emergency departments	23	2.4
	ICU	71	7.3
	Operating room	98	10.0
	Outpatient services	54	5.5
	Psychiatry	10	1.0
	Oncology	18	1.8
	Others	104	10.6
Years of nursing experience
	< 2 years	141	14.4
	2-5years	229	23.4
	6–10 years	346	35.4
	11–20 years	202	20.7
	21–30 years	46	4.7
	≥ 31 years	14	1.4
Professional title
	Junior RN	202	20.7
	Senior RN	512	52.4
	Nurse in charge	237	24.2
	Associate professor or professor nurses	27	2.8
Employment type
	Formal employed nurse	185	18.9
	Personal agent nurse	538	55.0
	Contract employed nurse	255	26.1
Income per month
	< 3,000 yuan (US, $500)	55	5.6
	3,001–5,000 yuan (US, $500–$830)	120	12.3
	5,001–7,000 yuan (US, $830–$1,160)	254	26.0
	7,001–9,000 yuan (US, $1,160–$1,500)	329	33.6
	> 9,001 yuan (US, $1,500)	220	22.5
Shift work
	Yes	658	67.3
	No	320	32.7
Have any children
	Yes	515	52.7
	No	463	47.3
Frequency of exercise
	Never	226	23.1
	Sometimes	668	68.3
	Always	84	8.6
Physical conditions
	Good	370	37.8
	General	497	50.8
	Bad	111	11.3

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