Table 3

Characteristics of study nurses

Intervention (n=658), percentage (n)Control (n=559), percentage (n)
Gender (percentage male)13.5 (87/643)12.2 (68/558)
Expertise (percentage expert)35.1 (224/639)30.0 (163/544)
Education
 Undergraduate45.7 (300/655)58.3 (326/559)
 Bachelor48.9 (321/655)36.5 (204/559)
 Master5.2 (34/655)5.2 (29/559)
Age category (years)
 <255.8 (38/658)12.2 (68/559)
 25–3527.4 (180/658)24.2 (135/559)
 35–4437.1 (244/658)32.6 (182/559)
 >4429.8 (196/658)31.1 (174/559)
Work experience (years)
 <513.1 (86/658)18.8 (103/548)
 5–1014.4 (95/658)17.5 (96/548)
 10–2040.9 (269/658)34.9 (191/548)
 >2031.6 (208/658)28.8 (158/548)
Country
 Belgium60.6 (399/658)26.7 (149/559)
 The Netherlands15.3 (101/658)55.3 (309/559)
 Portugal4.6 (30/658)3.0 (17/559)
 UK19.5 (128/658)15.0 (84/559)