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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of medical residents

From: A combined behavioural economics- and simulation-based medical education to promote effectiveness among medical residents in coping with workplace violence in Northern China: a quasi-experimental study

Characteristics

Overall

n = 190

Group A

n = 64

Group B

n = 66

Group C

n = 60

Z or χ2

p

median(quartile)

n, (%)

n,(%)

mean ± sd

n,(%)

mean ± sd

n,(%)

Age

25(24,26)

25(25,26)

24(24,25)

25(24,26)

1.682

.190

Sex

 Male

77(40.53)

25(39.06)

26(39.39)

26(43.33)

0.288

.865

 Female

113(59.47)

39(60.94)

40(60.61)

34(56.67)

  

Marital status

 Single

175(92.11)

59(92.19)

60(90.91)

56(93.33)

3.489

.811

 Married

5(2.63)

3(4.69)

1(1.52)

1(1.67)

  

 Unmarried cohabitation

7(3.68)

1(1.56)

4(6.05)

2(3.33)

  

 Widowed

3(1.58)

1(1.56)

1(1.52)

1(1.67)

  

Resident year

 PGY1

79(41.58)

24(37.5)

30(45.46)

25(41.67)

1.538

.819

 PGY2

68(35.79)

24(37.5)

24(36.36)

20(33.33)

  

 PGY3

43(22.63)

16(25)

12(18.18)

15(25)

  

Department

 Pediatrics

4(2.11)

2(3.13)

2(3.03)

0(0)

3.990

.961

 Obstetrics-Gynecology

11(5.79)

5(7.81)

2(3.03)

4(6.67)

  

 Internal medicine

79(41.58)

25(39.06)

30(45.45)

24(40)

  

 Neurology

26(13.68)

10(15.63)

7(10.61)

9(15)

  

 Surgical

50(26.32)

16(25)

19(28.79)

15(25)

  

 Radiology

20(10.53)

6(9.38)

6(9.09)

8(13.33)

  

Work experience

 < 6 months

14(7.37)

5(7.81)

4(6.06)

5(8.33)

0.434

.517

 6–12 months

65(34.21)

19(29.69)

26(39.39)

20(33.34)

  

 12–24 months

93(48.95)

31(48.44)

33(50)

29(48.33)

  

 > 24 months

18(9.47)

9(14.06)

3(4.55)

6(10)

  

Working hours per day

 < 8 h

45(23.68)

16(25)

16(24.24)

13(21.67)

0.428

0.981

 8–12 h

128(67.37)

42(65.63)

45(68.18)

41(68.33)

  

 > 12 h

17(8.95)

6(9.37)

5(7.58)

6(10)

  

Workplace violence concern

 Absolutely not worried

20(10.53)

8(12.5)

8(12.12)

4(6.67)

8.544

.382

 A little worried

75(39.47)

31(48.43)

18(27.27)

26(43.33)

  

 Moderately worried

48(25.26)

13(20.31)

20(30.3)

15(25)

  

 Worried

26(13.68)

6(9.38)

11(16.67)

9(15)

  

 Very worried

21(11.05)

6(9.38)

9(13.64)

6(10)

  

Workplace violence report

 Yes

63(33.16)

25(39.06)

21(31.82)

17(28.33)

1.691

.429

 No

127(66.84)

39(60.94)

45(68.18)

43(71.67)

  

Workplace violence training

 Yes

91(47.89)

36(56.25)

34(51.52)

21(35)

6.134

.047

 No

99(52.11)

28(43.75)

32(48.48)

39(65)

  

Physical violence witness

 Yes

54(28.42)

18(28.13)

19(28.79)

17(28.33)

0.007

.996

 No

136(71.58)

46(71.87)

47(71.21)

43(71.67)

  

Verbal violence exposure

 Yes

104(53.68)

31(48.44)

38(57.58)

33(55)

1.152

.562

 No

86(46.32)

33(51.56)

28(42.42)

27(45)

  

Physical violence exposure

 Yes

7(3.68)

2(3.13)

2(3.03)

3(5)

0.549

.797

 No

183(96.32)

62(96.87)

64(96.97)

57(95)

  

Sexual harassment exposure

 Yes

43(22.63)

11(17.19)

18(27.27)

14(23.33)

1.912

.383

 No

147(77.37)

53(82.81)

48(72.73)

46(76.67)

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