Table 1 Demographic characteristics of health professionals
Doctors n (%) | Nurses n (%) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) N = 505 | < .001 | ||
Under 25 | 2 (0.8) | 15 (6.1) | |
26–35 | 102 (39.1) | 64 (26.2) | |
36–45 | 88 (33.7) | 59 (24.2) | |
46–55 | 47 (18.0) | 68 (27.9) | |
56–65 | 20 (7.7) | 31 (12.7) | |
Over 65 | 2 (0.8) | 7 (2.9) | |
Gender N = 503 | < .001 | ||
Female | 182 (69.7) | 204 (84.3) | |
Male | 75 (28.7) | 37 (15.3) | |
Other | 4 (1.5) | 1 (0.4) | |
Years of professional experience N = 506 | .167 | ||
0–5 | 86 (32.8) | 58 (23.8) | |
6–10 | 47 (17.9) | 47 (19.3) | |
11–15 | 52 (19.8) | 47 (19.3) | |
16–20 | 23 (8.8) | 33 (13.5) | |
21–25 | 30 (11.5) | 28 (11.5) | |
≥ 25 | 24 (9.2) | 31 (12.7) | |
Region N = 496 | .330 | ||
South-and-Eastern Norway | 140 (54.1) | 147 (62.0) | |
Western Norway | 54 (20.8) | 38 (16.0) | |
Central Norway | 34 (13.1) | 27 (11.4) | |
Northern Norway | 31 (12.0) | 25 (10.5) | |
Workplace N = 473 | < .001 | ||
Specialist health services | |||
Hospital | 143 (56.5) | 69 (31.4) | |
Municipal health services | |||
General practice | 80 (31.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Home care service | 3 (1.2) | 95 (43.2) | |
Nursing home | 23 (9.1) | 25 (11.4) | |
Emrgency clinic | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.4) | |
Other primary care services | 2 (0.8) | 28 (12.7) | |
Municipality sizeb N = 487 | < .001 | ||
Large | 157 (61.3) | 105 (45.5) | |
Medium | 75 (29.3) | 84 (36.4) | |
Small | 24 (9.4) | 42 (18.2) | |