Table 1 Characteristics of participants

Age in years (SD), range (n = 441)¹⁾

28.2 (7.6), 21-54

42.0 (9.3), 23-66

<0.001

Gender (men)

29 (11.9%)

16 (7.9%)

0.16

Childhood outside Norway (n = 445)¹⁾

12 (5.0%)

16 (7.9%)

0.21

Mathematics beyond 1^st year high-school/USS²⁾

105 (43.2%)

80 (39.4%)

0.42

Other education prior to nurse education

106 (43.6%)

81 (39.9%)

0.43

Part time job past 12 months (full time = 1.00)

0.23 (0.21)

0.86 (0.16)

<0.001

Frequency ³⁾ medication tasks - overall

0.6 (0.5)

1.7 (0.6)

<0.001

- Drug dose calculation tasks

0.2 (0.5)

1.4 (1.1)

<0.001

- Preparation tasks

0.3 (0.5)

1.8 (0.6)

<0.001

- Distribution tasks

0.9 (0.8)

1.8 (0.7)

<0.001

Total mean score GHQ ⁴⁾ (9 items)

0.89 (0.26)

0.90 (0.23)

0.67

- Sense of coping (0-3)

0.97 (0.27)

0.79 (0.28)

<0.001

- Sense of self esteem/well-being (0-3)

0.79 (0.35)

1.01 (0.23)

<0.001