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Table 1 Description of the study population

From: Validation of the German version of the Nurse-Work Instability Scale: baseline survey findings of a prospective study of a cohort of geriatric care workers

 

n = 396 % (n)

Gender

 

Female

82.6% (327)

Male

17.4% (69)

Age

 

17 to 35 years

37.9% (150)

36 to 45 years

26.8% (106)

46 to 55 years

26.3% (104)

Over 55

9.1% (36)

Grew up in

 

Germany

86.6% (343)

Other countries

13.4% (53)

Education

 

Lower secondary, elementary school certificate

28.5% (113)

Secondary school certificate

53.3% (211)

High school/university entrance certificate

18.2% (72)

Vocational training

 

Qualified geriatric nurse or nurse

61.9% (245)

Geriatric care or nursing assistant

23.7% (94)

Employee without nursing training1

14.4% (57)

Length of service

 

0–10 years

44.4% (176)

11–20 years

30.6% (121)

21–30 years

14.6% (58)

More than 30 years

10.4% (41)

Scope of employment

 

Full time (≥ 35 hours a week)

68.9% (273)

Part time (15–34 hours a week)

29.3% (116)

Part time (< 15 hours a week)

1.8% (7)

Working hours

 

Rotating shifts excluding nights

56.6% (224)

Rotating shifts including nights

26.3% (104)

Day duty, always at the same times

9.8% (39)

Only night work

7.3% (29)

  1. 1and trainees, individuals doing civilian national service and persons undertaking a voluntary year of social service.