Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding graduated compression stockings: a survey of China’s big-data network

Table 1 Respondent characteristics (N = 5070)

Characteristic	Categories	n	%
Gender	Men	454	9.0
Gender	Women	4616	91.0
Age (years)	< 29	1999	39.4
	30–39	2180	43.0
	≥ 40	891	17.6
Highest education attained	Secondary ^a	67	1.3
	College	921	18.2
	Bachelor’s degree	3659	72.2
	Master’s degree	382	7.5
	Doctoral degree	41	0.8
Profession	Doctor	654	12.9
Profession	Nurse	4416	87.1
Hospital level	Tertiary hospital	4523	89.2
Hospital level	Secondary hospital	547	10.8
Service years	1–5	1495	29.5
	6–10	1501	29.6
	11–19	1271	25.1
	≥ 20	803	15.8
Professional title	Junior	2992	59.0
	Intermediate	1688	33.3
	Senior	390	7.7
Administrative duties	No	4422	87.2
	Education secretary	337	6.7
	Head nurse	205	4.0
	Doctor director	106	2.1
GCS application training	Yes	3216	63.4
GCS application training	No ^b	1854	36.6

GCS Graduated compression stockings
^aEven in some tertiary hospitals in China, there are a few nurses who have worked for more than 30 years who have only completed secondary education
^bIdeally, all healthcare professionals in hospitals accredited by the National Program for Prevention and Management of primary embolism and deep vein thrombosis should have training for the use of GCS; however, the survey shows a wide gap in the implementation of the program in the real world

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