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Table 1 Participants characteristics and the MMD-HP score

From: Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the measure of moral distress for healthcare professionals

 

Overall

N = 308

Physicians

N = 57a

Nurses

N = 242a

p-valueb

Age, years

32.6

(8.4)

36.3

(7.7)

31.7

(8.4)

 < 0.001

Male, female

85 (27.6)

223 (72.4)

48 (84.0)

9 (16.0)

30 (12.0)

212 (88.0)

 < 0.001

Department/Ward

      

0.241

 Medical

73

(24.5)

18

(31.6)

55

(23.0)

 

 Surgical

98

(32.9)

14

(24.6)

83

(34.7)

 

 Critical/Emergency

127

(42.6)

25

(43.9)

101

(42.3)

 

Clinical experiences, years

8.9

(7.4)

10.0

(5.9)

8.6

(7.6)

0.276

MMD-HP score

98.2

(59.9)

104.0

(63.4)

97.2

(59.3)

0.444

  1. a9 participants did not answer their occupation
  2. bp-value of the test for the difference between physicians and nurses