Table 2 General information of the hospice professionals (n = 200)
From: Development and validation of the hospice professional coping scale among Chinese nurses
Items | number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | males | 19 | 9.5% |
females | 181 | 90.5% | |
Age | 19 ~ 28 | 85 | 42.5% |
29 ~ 38 | 92 | 46% | |
39 ~ 48 | 17 | 8.5% | |
≥ 49 | 6 | 3% | |
Educational | Associate degree | 37 | 18.5% |
Bachelor’s degree | 152 | 76% | |
Master’s degree | 7 | 3.5% | |
Doctoral degree | 4 | 2% | |
Marital status | Married | 125 | 62.5% |
Unmarried | 75 | 37.5% | |
Occupation | Nurses | 185 | 92.5% |
Doctors | 15 | 7.5% | |
Technical titles | Junior professional title | 122 | 61% |
Medium-grade professional title | 72 | 36% | |
Title of a senior professional post | 6 | 3% | |
Working time | 2–5 yeas | 66 | 33% |
6–10 yeas | 84 | 42% | |
11–20 yeas | 36 | 18% | |
>20 yeas | 14 | 7% |