Table 1 Description of the study population and the categories of the Nurse-WIS (n = 1592)
Variables | % (n) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 91.8% (1462) |
Male | 8.2% (130) |
Age | |
40 to 44 years | 18.0% (286) |
45 to 49 years | 26.1% (416) |
50 to 54 years | 29.0% (462) |
55 to 59 years | 21.0% (334) |
> 60 years | 5.9% (94) |
Occupational training | |
Qualified nurse or geriatric care worker | 88.4% (1408) |
Nursing assistant without nursing training | 11.6% (184) |
Facility | |
Clinic or hospital | 84.5% (1346) |
Old people’s home, nursing home, facility for the handicapped | 15.5% (246) |
Length of service | |
0–20 years | 9.7% (154) |
21–30 years | 34.9% (555) |
More than 30 years | 55.5% (883) |
Scope of employment | |
Full-time | 55.0% (875) |
Part-time (< 35 h a week) | 45.0% (717) |
Working hours | |
Rotating shifts excluding nights | 30.6% (487) |
Rotating shifts including nights | 45.2% (720) |
Day duty, always at the same times | 17.0% (271) |
Only night work | 7.2% (114) |
Principal activity | |
Nursing work | 36.4% (579) |
Administrative work | 6.3% (100) |
Equal parts of both | 57.3% (913) |
Nurse-WIS | |
No risk (0 points) | 19.7% (313) |
Slight risk (1–9 points) | 7.7% (123) |
Moderate risk (10–19 points) | 33.2% (528) |
High risk (20–28 points) | 39.4% (628) |