Table 1 Description of WACH questionnaire survey sample by sex, age, department, and occupational group#
Physicians N = 93 | Nurses N = 225 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Women | N (%) | 42 (45.7%) | 178 (82.0%) |
Men | N (%) | 50 (54.3%) | 39 (18.0%) |
Age (in years) | |||
< 18 | N (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.4%) |
18–30 | N (%) | 14 (15.4%) | 53 (24.7%) |
31–40 | N (%) | 30 (33.0%) | 55 (25.6%) |
41–50 | N (%) | 23 (25.3%) | 47 (21.9%) |
51–60 | N (%) | 18 (19.8%) | 49 (22.8%) |
> 60 | N (%) | 6 (6.6%) | 8 (3.7%) |
Department | |||
Orthopedics/Trauma surgery | N (%) | 38 (40.9%) | 75 (33.3%) |
General/Visceral surgery | N (%) | 21 (22.6%) | 58 (25.8%) |
Both surgical departments | N (%) | 5 (5.4%) | 47 (20.9%) |
Anesthesiology | N (%) | 29 (31.2%) | 45 (20.0%) |
Specialty | |||
Surgical specialists | N (%) | 42 (45.2%) | – |
Surgical residents | N (%) | 20 (21.5%) | – |
Anesthesiology specialists | N (%) | 15 (16.1%) | – |
Anesthesiology residents | N (%) | 14 (15.1%) | – |
Physician assistants | N (%) | 2 (2.2%) | – |
Ward nurses | N (%) | – | 102 (45.3%) |
Perioperative nurses | N (%) | – | 78 (34.7%) |
Anesthesiology nurses | N (%) | – | 45 (20.0%) |
Occupational group | |||
Surgeons | N (%) | 64 (68.8%) | – |
Anesthesiologists | N (%) | 29 (31.2%) | – |
Surgical nurses | N (%) | – | 180 (80.0%) |
Anesthesiology nurses | N (%) | – | 45 (20.0%) |