Characteristics |
Frequsency (%) |
|
Age in years (mean, SD) |
(30.19, 7.23) |
20 – 25 |
112 (15.07) |
26 – 30 |
231 (31.90) |
31 – 35 |
278 (37.42) |
36 – 40 |
78 (10.49) |
Over 40 |
44 (5.92) |
|
Educational level |
|
Certificate (technical school) |
22 (2.96) |
Diploma (college or high school) |
397 (53.43) |
Undergraduate degree |
306 (41.18) |
Master’s degree or above |
18 (2.42) |
|
Marital status |
|
Single |
208 (28.00) |
Divorced |
83 (11.17) |
Married |
452 (60.83) |
|
Specialty nursing area |
|
Medical/geronotological |
312 (41.99) |
Surgical/orthopaedic/operating theatre |
190 (25.57) |
ICU/critical care |
98 (13.19) |
Obstetric/gynaecologic |
76 (10.23) |
Others (e.g, A&E and day care centre) |
67 (9.02) |
|
Post-registration nursing experience |
|
Less than one year |
63 (8.48) |
1-5 years |
287 (38.63) |
6-10 years |
147 (19.78) |
11-13 years |
154 (20.73) |
More than 13 years |
92 (12.38) |
|
Nursing research course undertaken in previous three years |
|
Yes |
373 (50.20) |
No |
370 (49.80) |
|
Participation in clinical research |
|
Yes |
116 (15.61) |
No |
627 (84.39) |