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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 281a)

From: The German version of the high-performance work systems questionnaire (HPWS-G) in the context of patient safety: a validation study in a Swiss university hospital

 

Total Sample

ICU

ED

OR

Missing

Registered Nurses

N = 165

n = 58

n = 46

n = 56

n = 5

 Female (%)

70.3

67.2

76.1

71.4

  

 Age in years, median (IQR)

45.5

(40.0)

43.0

(40.0)

47.0

(36.0)

45.0

(38.0)

  

 Work experience in yearsb, median (IQR)c

17.0

(38.0)

16.5

(38.0)

20.0

(38.0)

17.0

(38.0)

  

 Work per week (%)

  40–59%

5.5

3.4

13.0

1.8

  

  60–79%

12.7

15.5

15.2

8.9

  80–100%

80.0

77.6

71.7

89.3

 Leadership function (%)

17.6

19.0

13.0

21.4

Physicians

N = 113

n = 24

n = 20

n = 63

n = 6

 Female (%)

28.3

33.3

40.0

23.8

  

 Age in years, median (IQR)

39.0

(35.0)

36.5

(33.0)

34.0

(28.0)

39.0

(34.0)

  

 Work experience in yearsb, median (IQR)c

10

(35.0)

10

(35.0)

7

(29.0)

12

(29.0)

  

 Work per week (%)

  40–59%

6.2

4.2

15.0

4.8

  

  60–79%

9.7

16.7

10.0

7.9

  80–100%

83.2

79.2

70.0

87.3

Leadership function (%)

32.7

20.8

35.0

38.1

  1. an = 3 (1.1) participants could not be assigned to a profession due to missing information; bin this working area (ICU, ED, OR); cIQR = interquartile range