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Table 1 Demographics of participants

From: Moral distress and ethical climate in intensive care medicine during COVID-19: a nationwide study

 

Nurse (n = 355)

Intensivist (n = 41)

Supporting staff (n = 108)

Sex

   

 Male

81 (22.8%)

25 (61.0%)

18 (16.7%)

 Female

274 (77.2%)

16 (39.0%)

90 (83.3%)

Mean age

43.64 (11.4)

45.78 (6.7)

40.17 (10.4)

Age categories

   

 < 30

40 (11.3%)

0 (0.0%)

18 (16.7%)

 30–49

177 (73.2%)

30 (73.2%)

65 (60.2%)

 ≥ 50

138 (38.9%)

11 (26.8%)

25 (23.1%)

Hospital type

   

 Tertiary, academic

32 (9.0%)

10 (24.4%)

4 (3.7%)

 Top referral

189 (53.2%)

20 (48.8%)

77 (71.3%)

 Secondary center

131 (36.9%)

11 (26.8%)

27 (25.0%)

Total years of work experience

   

 < 5

68 (19.2%)

8 (19.5%)

38 (35.8%)

 5–19

153 (43.1%)

31 (75.6%)

46 (43.4%)

 ≥ 20

134 (37.7%)

2 (4.9%)

22 (20.8%)

Years of work experience on current workplace

   

 < 5

87 (25.5%)

14 (35.9%)

45 (42.9%)

 5–19

165 (48.4%)

23 (59.0%)

43 (41.0%)

 ≥ 20

89 (26.1%)

2 (5.1%)

17 (16.2%)

Normal ICU-bed count

   

 < 10

47 (13.3%)

7 (17.1%)

7 (6.7%)

 10–29

193 (54.7%)

16 (39.0%)

92 (87.6%)

 ≥ 30

113 (32.0%)

18 (43.9%)

6 (5.7%)

ICU-Bed count during COVID-19

   

 < 10

15 (4.3%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (3.8%)

 10–29

86 (24.5%)

9 (22.0%)

27 (25.5%)

  ≥ 30

250 (71.2%)

32 (78.0%)

75 (70.8%)

Percentage increase in bed count

   

 < 20%

48 (13.7%)

3 (7.3%)

19 (18.3%)

 20–49%

95 (27.1%)

6 (14.6%)

14 (13.5%)

 50–79%

107 (30.5%)

16 (39.0%)

19 (18.3%)

 ≥ 80%

101 (28.8%)

16 (39.0%)

52 (50.0%)