Table 1 Characteristics of Korean hospital nurses according to the nursing teamwork level, n = 992
From: Nursing teamwork is essential in promoting patient-centered care: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Overall | Nursing teamwork level | Test for difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
low n = 197 | mid n = 501 | high n = 294 |  F or χ² | p | ||
| Â | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | Â | Â |
Age (years) | 29.0 (4.6) | 29.0 (4.6) | 28.9 (4.9) | 29.1 (5.1) | 0.20a | 0.822 |
Working hours per week | 44.8 (14.2) | 47.5 (13.6) | 44.7 (13.8) | 43.1 (14.8) | 5.88a | 0.003 |
Years working in the unit | 3.5 (3.2) | 3.2 (2.5) | 3.5 (3.2) | 3.7 (3.6) | 1.30a | 0.274 |
Staffing adequacy | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.2) | 3.0 (1.3) | 7.68a | < 0.001 |
Patient-centered care | 3.6 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.5) | 3.9 (0.5) | 74.64a | < 0.001 |
| Â | % | % | % | % | Â | Â |
Unit type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
General wards | 72.3 | 76.1 | 72.3 | 69.7 | 4.18b | 0.382 |
ICU/ER | 25.0 | 20.3 | 25.5 | 27.2 | Â | Â |
Others | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | Â | Â |
Hospital size (beds) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
100–399 | 27.9 | 33.0 | 25.0 | 29.6 | 12.66b | 0.049 |
400–699 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 17.3 |  |  |
700–999 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 27.7 | 19.4 |  |  |
> 1000 | 29.4 | 24.4 | 28.9 | 33.7 |  |  |