Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 585)
From: Pediatric nurses in pediatricians’ offices: a survey for primary care pediatricians
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 217 | 37.1 |
Female | 368 | 62.9 |
Age (mean, SD) | 57.74 | 6.42 |
Age | ||
≤ 55 | 150 | 25.6 |
56–59 | 162 | 27.7 |
60–62 | 145 | 24.8 |
≥ 63 | 128 | 21.9 |
Work experience (years) | ||
≤ 10 | 67 | 11.5 |
11–20 | 100 | 17.1 |
21–30 | 272 | 46.5 |
31–40 | 138 | 23.6 |
≥ 41 | 8 | 1.4 |
Workplace | ||
North | 214 | 36.6 |
Center | 204 | 34.9 |
South and Islands | 167 | 28.5 |
Type of town | ||
Capital of the Region | 107 | 18.3 |
Capital of the Province | 155 | 26.5 |
Other | 323 | 55.2 |
Size of the town (inhabitants) | ||
< 20.000 | 183 | 31.3 |
20.000–35.000 | 73 | 12.5 |
35.000–50.000 | 52 | 8.9 |
50.000–100.000 | 98 | 16.8 |
> 100.000 | 179 | 30.6 |
N patients cared | ||
≤ 850 | 192 | 33.4 |
850–1000 | 228 | 39.7 |
> 1000 | 155 | 27.0 |
N opening days of the office | ||
5 | 550 | 94.7 |
6 | 30 | 5.1 |
7 | 1 | 0.2 |
Office | ||
On their own | 180 | 30.8 |
Associated with pediatricians | 211 | 36.1 |
Associated with a general practitioner | 34 | 5.8 |
Group pediatrics | 160 | 27.4 |
Secretary in the office | ||
Yes | 431 | 73.7 |
No | 154 | 26.3 |
Nurse in the office | ||
Yes | 173 | 29.6 |
No | 412 | 70.4 |
Other workers in the office | ||
No | 469 | 80.2 |
Yes (specify) | 116 | 19.8 |
In-office vaccinations | ||
Yes | 288 | 49.2 |
No | 297 | 50.8 |
Type of vaccinations | ||
Mandatory | 3 | 1.0 |
Recommended | 123 | 42.7 |
Both of them | 162 | 56.3 |
Vaccination campaigns | ||
Yes | 288 | 52.5 |
No | 261 | 47.5 |
% of work time dedicated to vaccinations | ||
0% | 151 | 27.4 |
1–9% | 149 | 27.0 |
10% | 64 | 11.6 |
20% | 51 | 9.3 |
30% | 61 | 11.1 |
40% | 23 | 4.2 |
50% | 20 | 3.6 |
60% | 32 | 5.8 |
N patients vaccinated per week | ||
0 | 222 | 40.3 |
1–10 | 189 | 34.3 |
11–20 | 81 | 14.7 |
21–50 | 52 | 9.4 |
> 50 | 7 | 1.3 |
N exempt patients | ||
0 | 4 | 0.7 |
1–10 | 114 | 20.7 |
11–25 | 176 | 31.9 |
26–50 | 146 | 26.5 |
51–75 | 49 | 8.9 |
76–100 | 25 | 4.5 |
> 100 | 37 | 6.7 |
N patients with disability | ||
0 | 6 | 1.1 |
1–5 | 144 | 26.1 |
6–10 | 192 | 34.8 |
11–20 | 124 | 22.5 |
> 20 | 85 | 15.4 |