Table 2 Description of the cohort
From: The Back College for nurses – an evaluation of intermediate effects
Variable | N (per cent) | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 48.84 (8.03) | |
Gender (female) | 486 (85.3%) | |
Work experience (years) | 24.74 (10.21) | |
Qualification | ||
Nursing | 271 (47.5%) | |
Geriatric nursing | 101 (17.7%) | |
Intensive care/OP/anaesthetics | 55 (9.6%) | |
Nursing assistant | 63 (11%) | |
Educator | 27 (8.4%) | |
Physiotherapist, occupational therapist | 7 (1.2%) | |
Other | 43 (7.6%) | |
Missing, non-response | 3 (0.6%) | |
Institution | ||
Inpatient facility | 445 (78.1%) | |
Semi-residential department | 16 (2.8%) | |
Outpatient facility | 89 (15.6%) | |
Surgery | 3 (0.6%) | |
Day care | 10 (1.8%) | |
Other | 3 (0.6%) | |
Missing, non-response | 4 (0.7%) | |
Hours worked per week | ||
Full time: 35 h and more | 403 (54.4%) | |
Part time: 15 to 34 h | 324 (43.7%) | |
Part time: under 15 h | 12 (1.6%) | |
Out of work | 1 (0.1%) | |
Missing, non-response | 1 (0.1%) | |