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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of research samples

From: Compassionate care of nurses for the elderly admitted to the COVID-19 wards in teaching hospitals of southern Iran

Variable

Frequency

Frequency percentage

Gender

Female

183

86.3

Male

29

13.7

Age

20–30 years

116

55.5

30–40 years

65

31.1

40–50 years

27

12.9

Over 50 years old

1

0.5

Marital status

Single

106

50

Married

102

48.1

Divorced or widowed

4

1.9

Education

Bachelor

202

95.3

Masters

10

4.7

P.H.D

0

0

Nursing a patient over 65 years old

Positive

212

100

Negative

0

0

Work experience in the COVID-19 department

Less than 1 year

72

35.5

1–2 years

81

39.9

More than 2 years

50

24.6

Hospital work experience

Less than 10 years

135

65.2

10–20 years

66

31.9

More than 20 years

6

2.9

Elderly care training course

Positive

77

36.3

Negative

135

63.7

Position

Nurse

197

92.9

Head nurse

15

7.1