Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 294)
n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 243 | 82.7 |
Male | 51 | 17.3 | |
Nationality | Japanese | 293 | 99.7 |
Non-Japanese | 1 | 0.3 | |
Age groups | 20’s | 71 | 24.1 |
30’s | 82 | 27.9 | |
40’s | 86 | 29.3 | |
50’s and over | 55 | 18.7 | |
Certification | Nurse | 213 | 72.5 |
Assistant nurse | 3 | 1.0 | |
Nurse with public health and/or midwife qualifications | 78 | 26.5 | |
Current workplace | Hospital inpatient | 196 | 66.7 |
Hospital outpatient | 27 | 9.2 | |
Clinic outpatient | 11 | 3.7 | |
Others | 60 | 20.4 | |
Work experience (cumulative) | 0 to 5 years | 67 | 22.8 |
More than 5 years | 227 | 77.2 | |
Time abroad (cumulative) | None | 82 | 27.9 |
Less than 1 week | 95 | 72.1 | |
1 week to 3 months | 78 | ||
More than 3 months | 39 | ||
Number of foreign patients (cumulative) | None | 11 | 3.7 |
1 to 5 | 117 | 39.8 | |
6 to 15 | 89 | 30.3 | |
More than 15 | 77 | 26.2 | |