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Table 4 Influential factors of ethical decision-making

From: Nurses’ ethical decision-making during end of life care in South Korea: a cross-sectional descriptive survey

Variables

β

Standard error

p-value

95% confidence interval

Moral sensitivity

0.852

0.134

 < 0.001

0.587, 1.117

Age

0.166

0.220

0.450

 − 0.268, 0.600

Education level (ref. BSN or lower)

    

MSN or higher

− 4.456

5.447

0.415

 − 15.214, 6.302

Department (ref. wards)

    

ICU

 − 7.018

3.291

0.035

 − 13.517, − 0.518

Ethics education (ref. none)

    

1–10 h

10.462

4.551

0.023

1.472, 19.452

 > 10 h

20.450

5.689

 < 0.001

9.214, 31.686

Job satisfaction

5.273

1.119

 < 0.001

3.064, 7.483

Ethical conflict score

 − 2.260

1.040

0.031

 − 4.315, − 0.205

  1. (Multiple R-squared: 0.4585, Adjusted R-squared: 0.4312)
  2. BSN: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, MSN: Master of Science in Nursing, ICU: Intensive Care Unit