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Table 1 Personal characteristics and working experience among hospital personnel.

From: Comparison of two self-reported measures of physical work demands in hospital personnel: A cross-sectional study

 

Included in the analyses (n = 373)

Gender

 

   Women

79.6%

   Men

20.4%

Age (mean/SD)

40.3 (10.5) yrs

Ward

 

   Orthopedic

32.4%

   Psychiatric

67.6%

Job title

 

   Registered nurses

34.3%

   Other nursing staff

30.6%

   Physicians/psychologists

20.1%

   Physio- and ergotherapist

8.8%

   Other

6.2%

Working hours per week (mean/SD)

37.8 (6.8) hours

Seniority in the present ward (mean/SD)

3.6 (3.2) yrs

Seniority in the health care system (mean/SD)

11.6 (9.4) yrs