Table 2 General characteristics of the subjects for psychometric tests (N = 238)*
From: Psychometric properties of the end-of-life care decision inventory (EOL-CDI): a mixed-methods study
Variables | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 15 (6.3) |
Female | 223 (93.7) | |
Age(yr) |  < 30 | 186 (78.2) |
30–39 | 35 (14.7) | |
 ≥ 40 | 17 (7.1) | |
Spouses | No | 191 (80.6) |
Yes | 46 (19.4) | |
Religious | No | 153 (64.3) |
Yes | 85 (35.7) | |
Education | Associate degree | 19 (8.0) |
Bachelor’s degree | 196 (82.4) | |
Master’s degree and higher | 23 (9.7) | |
Affiliation | General hospital | 238 (100.0) |
Wards | Internal medicine | 47 (19.7) |
Surgical ward | 66 (27.7) | |
ICU | 50 (21.0) | |
ER | 24 (10.1) | |
Oncology | 23 (9.7) | |
Others(OBGY, OT, UR) | 28 (11.8) | |
Position | Staff nurse | 207 (87.0) |
Physician assistant | 8 (3.4) | |
Charge nurse | 13 (5.5) | |
Unit manager | 10 (4.2) | |
Working experience (months) |  < 12 | 25 (10.8) |
12–35 | 81 (34.9) | |
36–59 | 52 (22.4) | |
60–119 | 45 (19.4) | |
 ≥ 120 | 29 (12.5) | |
EOL care experience | No | 78 (32.9) |
Yes | 159 (67.1) | |
LST Act education | No | 148 (62.2) |
Yes | 90 (37.8) | |
LST Act practice | No | 84 (35.4) |
Yes | 153 (64.6) | |
Involvement level in LST Act practice | Low | 48 (31.6) |
Moderate | 86 (56.6) | |
High | 18 (11.8) |