Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Â | Final sample (n = 1434) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 457 | 32.7 |
 Female | 939 | 67.3 |
Age, years | ||
 < 25 | 154 | 10.7 |
 25~30 | 447 | 31.2 |
 31~35 | 350 | 24.4 |
 36~40 | 189 | 13.2 |
 41~45 | 115 | 8.0 |
 46~50 | 78 | 5.4 |
 > 50 | 74 | 5.2 |
Position | ||
 Clinician | 428 | 29.8 |
 Nurse | 477 | 33.3 |
 Administration staff | 60 | 4.2 |
 Medical technician | 120 | 8.4 |
 Chemist | 35 | 2.4 |
Education | ||
 Less than junior college | 66 | 4.6 |
 Junior college | 263 | 18.3 |
 Bachelor’s degree | 604 | 42.1 |
 Master’s degree | 280 | 19.5 |
 Doctorate | 197 | 13.7 |
Title | ||
 Primary | 715 | 49.9 |
 Middle | 442 | 30.8 |
 Deputy senior | 155 | 10.8 |
 Senior | 68 | 4.7 |
Duration of employment, years | ||
 < 3 | 267 | 18.6 |
 3~5 | 287 | 20.0 |
 6~10 | 414 | 28.9 |
 11~20 | 271 | 18.9 |
 > 20 | 170 | 11.9 |
Department | ||
 Internal medicine | 357 | 24.9 |
 Surgery | 205 | 14.3 |
 Maternity | 175 | 12.2 |
 Pediatrics | 126 | 8.8 |
 Chinese medicine/rehabilitation | 102 | 7.1 |
 Emergency/intensive care unit | 84 | 5.9 |
 Infectious diseases/oncology | 22 | 1.5 |
 Other clinical departments | 70 | 4.9 |
 Medical technicians | 127 | 8.9 |
 Administration and logistics | 34 | 2.4 |
 Other | 96 | 6.7 |