Exploring the variations in death anxiety among oncology nurses in China: a latent class analysis

BMC Palliative Care

Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

Characteristic	Total number	(Percentage, %)
Gender
Male	93	1.77
Female	5163	98.23
Age
<35	3679	70
35–50	1455	27.68
>50	122	2.32
Working years
<5	1728	32.88
5–10	2033	38.68
>10	1495	28.44
Oncology nursing specialist
Yes	149	2.83
No	5107	97.17
Palliative care specialist
Yes	114	2.17
No	5142	97.83
Marital status
Single or divorced	1449	27.57
Married	3807	72.43
Level of nursing job
Junior level	2722	51.79
Medium level or senior level	2534	48.21
Experience of discussing death
Yes	3189	60.67
No	2067	39.33
Attended the Palliative training Course
Yes	1236	23.52
No	4020	76.48
Hospital classification
Tertiary hospital	3706	70.51
Secondary and Primary hospital	1550	29.49
Personal beliefs
Yes	451	8.58
No	4805	91.42

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