Table 1 Description of participants’ characteristics (n = 2283)
From: Home care nurses’ management of high-risk medications: a cross-sectional study
Group 1 (n = 768)c | Group 2 (n = 748)c | Group 3 (n = 767)c | Total (n = 2283) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, in years [mean (SD)] | 41 (11.3) | 41 (11.6) | 41 (11.3) | 41 (11.4) | 0.797 | |
Gender (%) | Female | 92% | 95% | 92% | 93% | 0.079 |
Male | 8% | 5% | 8% | 7% | ||
Other | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | ||
Level of education (%)a | Diploma level (EQF level 5) | 60% | 60% | 53% | 58% | 0.009 |
Bachelor’s degree (EQF level 6) or higher | 40% | 40% | 47% | 42% | ||
Employment type (%) | Organization | 92% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 0.062 |
Self-employed | 8% | 10% | 12% | 10% | ||
Work experience in home care, in years [mean (SD)] | 14 (11.6) | 14 (11.8) | 14 (11.6) | 14 (11.7) | 0.944 | |
Employment regimen (%) | 100% | 31% | 29% | 31% | 31% | 0.7 |
80–99% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 22% | ||
50–79% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 21% | ||
≤ 50% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 23% | ||
Other | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | ||
Work experience factors [mean (SD)] | Work pressureb | 7.33 (1.5) | 7.47 (1.5) | 7.28 (1.5) | 7.36 (1.5) | 0.033 |
Pleasure of working in home careb | 9 (1) | 8.96 (1) | 8.93 (1.2) | 8.96 (1.1) | 0.532 | |
Training outside working hoursb | 6.55 (2.5) | 6.54 (2.6) | 6.54 (2.5) | 6.54 (2.5) | 0.934 | |
Role in improving desired effects and prevent adverse drug events in medications therapyb | 7.86 (1.8) | 7.73 (1.8) | 7.88 (1.7) | 7.83 (1.8) | 0.159 |