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Table 2 Distribution of demographic and professional variables in the survey

From: Violence against physicians and nurses in a hospital: How does it happen? A mixed-methods study

Variable

Description

N (%)

Total (n)

Age

(mean yrs.; sd)

 

11.2 ± 40.6

(100%) 641

Gender

(n;%)

Male

(39.9%) 270

(100%) 677

Female

(60.1%) 407

 

Physicians’ roles

(n;%)

Department Head

(3.4%) 23

(34%) 230

Senior physician

(15.5%)104

Resident

(12.8%) 86

Intern

19 (2.8%)

Nurses’ roles

(n;%)

Head nurse

(4.9%) 33

(66%) 446

Staff nurse

(55.7%) 375

% Full time equivalent (FTE) ≥ 50%

(n;%)

Nurses and physicians (total sample)

(98%) 635

(100%) 643

Professional seniority

(mean yrs.; sd)

Nurses and physicians (total sample)

11.2 ± 14.3

641 (100%)

Departmental seniority

(mean yrs.; sd)

Nurses and physicians (total sample)

8 ± 8.6

(100%) 646