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Table 1 Respondent Demographics and Cronbach’s α by Caregiver Type

From: Got spirit? The spiritual climate scale, psychometric properties, benchmarking data and future directions

 

N

Cronbach’s α

% of Total

Caregiver Type Name

Registered Nurse

2797

.867

35.3%

Technologist/Technician (e.g., Surg., Lab, Rad)

1036

.852

13.1%

Clinical Support (CMA, EMT, Nurses Aide, etc.)

890

.853

11.2%

Admin Support (Clerk/Secretary/Receptionist)

664

.846

8.4%

Therapist (RT, PT, OT, Speech)

555

.869

7.0%

Other

455

.875

5.7%

Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse

318

.849

4.0%

LVN/LPN

233

.808

2.9%

Attending/Staff Physician

230

.859

2.9%

Other Manager (e.g., Clinic Manager)

110

.835

1.4%

Pharmacist

101

.882

1.3%

Resident Physician

54

.882

.7%

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner

52

.914

.7%

Clinical Social Worker

48

.913

.6%

Environmental Support (Housekeeper)

42

.865

.5%

Dietician/Nutritionist

41

.893

.5%

Fellow Physician

4

.860

.1%

Missing

293

.868

3.7%

Gender

Male

1658

 

20.9%

Female

5906

 

74.5%

Missing

359

 

4.5%

Shift

Days

4648

 

58.7%

Evenings

415

 

5.2%

Nights

1303

 

16.4%

Variable Shifts

705

 

8.9%

Missing

852

 

10.8%

Years in Specialty

less than 6 months

293

 

3.7%

6–11 months

345

 

4.4%

1–2 years

1022

 

12.9%

3–4 years

997

 

12.6%

5–10 years

1701

 

21.5%

11–20 years

1618

 

20.4%

21 or more years

1530

 

19.3%

Missing

417

 

5.3%

Total

7923