Table 1 Subjects’ attributes and background (n = 399)
Item | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 244 | 61.2 |
Female | 155 | 38.8 |
Age | ||
20–29 | 33 | 8.3 |
30–39 | 116 | 29.1 |
40–49 | 109 | 27.3 |
50–59 | 92 | 23.1 |
60–69 | 39 | 9.8 |
70–79 | 9 | 2.3 |
80–89 | 1 | 0.3 |
Duration of career (from obtaining license to the present) | ||
< 10 years | 84 | 21.1 |
10–19 years | 109 | 27.3 |
20–29 years | 96 | 24.1 |
30–39 years | 77 | 19.3 |
40–49 years | 26 | 6.5 |
≥ 50 years | 7 | 1.8 |
Duration of engagement in home care | ||
< 5 years | 179 | 44.9 |
5–9 years | 131 | 32.8 |
10–14 years | 57 | 14.3 |
15–19 years | 13 | 3.3 |
20–24 years | 12 | 3.0 |
≥ 25 years | 7 | 1.8 |
Current place of work | ||
Health insurance pharmacy | 386 | 96.7 |
Drug store | 12 | 3.0 |
Others | 1 | 0.3 |
Current employment type | ||
Owner | 67 | 16.8 |
Manager | 177 | 44.4 |
Full-time employee | 143 | 35.8 |
Part-time employee | 11 | 2.8 |
Others | 1 | 0.3 |
Weekly waged working hours | ||
< 20 h | 7 | 1.8 |
20–39 h | 43 | 10.8 |
40–59 h | 329 | 82.5 |
60–79 h | 15 | 3.8 |
80–99 h | 1 | 0.3 |
≥ 100 h | 4 | 1.0 |
Academic background | ||
4-year college of pharmacy | 269 | 67.4 |
4-year college of pharmacy + graduate course | 40 | 10 |
6-year college of pharmacy | 90 | 22.6 |
6-year college of pharmacy + graduate course | 0 | 0 |
Experience of giving care to terminal patients in home care | ||
Yes | 231 | 57.9 |
No | 165 | 41.4 |
Others | 3 | 0.8 |