Table 1 Characteristics of individual intensive care professionals invited to participate in the study
Characteristic | Value* |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 41 (56.9) |
Female | 31 (43.1) |
Mean age in years (SD) | 47.1 (8.9) |
Mean clinical experience in years (SD) | 24.0 (10.0) |
Discipline | |
ICU nurse | 28 (38.8) |
Intensivist | 25 (34.7) |
Manager | 6 (8.3) |
Other (e.g. quality officer) | 13 (18.1) |
Coordinating function | 37 (51.4) |
Time spent on direct patient care | |
< 25% | 20 (27.8) |
25–50% | 7 (9.7) |
50–75% | 14 (19.4) |
> 75% | 31 (43.1) |