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Table 3 Personal characteristics of field test sample

From: Development and psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess barriers to feeding critically ill patients

Characteristic

N (%)

Sex

N = 171

 Male

28 (16.4)

 Female

143 (83.6)

Age

N = 172

 20 – 34

75 (43.6)

 35 – 49

68 (39.5)

 ≥ 50

29 (16.9)

Clinical Specialty

N = 186

 Dietitian

25 (13.4)

 Nurse

138 (74.2)

 Physician

12 (6.5)

 Other^

11 (5.9)

Time dedicated to ICU#

N = 173

 Full-time

120 (69.4)

 Part-time

45 (26.0)

 Other&

8 (4.6)

Length of time working in critical care

N = 173

 0 – 5

77 (44.5)

 6 – 10

45 (26.0)

 11 – 15

20 (11.6)

 >15

31 (17.9)

Leadership role*

N = 171

 Yes

53 (31.0)

 No

118 (69.0)

  1. *Examples of a leadership role include charge nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse manager #ICU = Intensive Care Unit.
  2. ^e.g., pharmacist, nurse attendant, student nurse, resident.
  3. & e.g., casual, trainee placement.