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Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 503)

From: The role of workday characteristics on perceived stress and time pressure among nurses in Finnish long-term care – a cross-sectional study

 

All

n = 503

Variable

N

%

Mean

SD

Age

  

44.4

13.0

Sex, female (%)

467

93.6

  

Sex, male (%)

32

6.4

  

Registered nurse (%)

76

15.1

  

Practical nurse (%)

427

84.9

  

Working in a public organization (%)

336

67.0

  

Working in a private organization (%)

166

33.0

  

Stress (1–5)

  

2.48

1.21

High stress (4–5) (%)

106

21.1

  

Low stress (1–3) (%)

397

78.9

  

Time pressure (1–5)

  

2.58

1.13

High time pressure (4–5) (%)

136

27.0

  

Low time pressure (1–3) (%)

367

73.0

  

Number of care events during the day

  

22.7

13.3

Mean CMI of clients

  

1.03

0.07

Breaktime (minutes)

  

27.5

19.2

Recovery (1–10)

  

7.30

2.30

Recovery, good (9–10) (%)

167

34.7

  

Recovery, medium (6–8) (%)

190

39.5

  

Recovery, poor (1–5) (%)

124

25.8

  

Workday disruptions

    

Day went as planned (%)

364

76.6

  

Something disrupted the workday (%)

111

23.4

  
  1. CMI: Case Mix Index
  2. SD: Standard Deviation