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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents

From: Relationship of patient safety culture with factors influencing working environment such as working hours, the number of night shifts, and the number of days off among healthcare workers in Japan: a cross-sectional study

 

All respondents

Nurses

Physicians

Others

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Years of experience

< 1

203

(5.4)

143

(6.0)

13

(3.5)

47

(4.6)

1–5

986

(26.2)

680

(28.5)

66

(17.9)

240

(23.7)

6–10

631

(16.7)

399

(16.7)

51

(13.9)

181

(17.9)

11–15

551

(14.6)

358

(15.0)

48

(13.0)

145

(14.3)

16–20

467

(12.4)

296

(12.4)

42

(11.4)

129

(12.7)

≥21

802

(21.3)

428

(17.9)

137

(37.2)

237

(23.4)

No answer

128

(3.4)

83

(3.5)

11

(3.0)

34

(3.4)

Working hours in a week

< 40

1154

(30.6)

872

(36.5)

13

(3.5)

269

(26.6)

40–60

2145

(56.9)

1392

(58.3)

191

(51.9)

652

(64.4)

≥60

365

(9.7)

130

(5.4)

162

(44.0)

73

(7.2)

No answer

104

(2.8)

83

(3.5)

2

(0.5)

19

(1.9)

Number of night shifts in a month

0

764

(20.3)

243

(10.2)

86

(23.4)

435

(42.9)

1–4

1628

(43.2)

888

(37.2)

225

(61.1)

515

(50.8)

≥5

1347

(35.7)

1239

(51.9)

55

(14.9)

53

(5.2)

No answer

29

(0.8)

17

(0.7)

2

(0.5)

10

(1.0)

Number of days off in a month

≥10

1049

(27.8)

875

(36.7)

4

(1.1)

170

(16.8)

7–9

2137

(56.7)

1359

(56.9)

106

(28.8)

672

(66.3)

< 7

487

(12.9)

83

(3.5)

253

(68.8)

151

(14.9)

No answer

95

(2.5)

70

(2.9)

5

(1.4)

20

(2.0)

Total

 

3768

(100.0)

2387

(100.0)

368

(100.0)

1013

(100.0)