Table 1 Demographic characteristics of trainees at the end of training (Pre and Post) vs. 6 months after training (Follow-up)
Characteristics | Pre and Posta | Follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 221 | N = 107 | |||
Age | X̅ = 34.6 years (SD = 7.5 years) | X̅ = 35.6 years (SD = 7.7 years) | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 166 | (75.1%) | 81 | (75.7%) |
Male | 51 | (23.1%) | 24 | (22.3%) |
Unknown | 4 | (1.8%) | 2 | (2%) |
Race | ||||
Chinese | 152 | (68.8%) | 79 | (73.8%) |
Filipino | 21 | (9.5%) | 10 | (9.3%) |
Malay | 19 | (8.6%) | 7 | (6.5%) |
Indian | 17 | (7.7%) | 7 | (6.5%) |
Others | 8 | (3.6%) | 4 | (3.7%) |
Unknown | 4 | (1.8%) | – | – |
Marital Status | ||||
Single | 105 | (47.5%) | 53 | (53.3) |
Married | 116 | (52.5%) | 54 | (46.7) |
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 68 | (30.8%) | 30 | (28.0%) |
Buddhism | 42 | (19.0%) | 22 | (20.6%) |
Roman Catholicism | 27 | (12.2%) | 14 | (13.1%) |
Islam | 21 | (9.5%) | 8 | (7.5%) |
Hinduism | 11 | (5.0%) | 4 | (3.7%) |
Taoism | 3 | (1.4%) | 1 | (.9%) |
Others | 5 | (2.3%) | 4 | (3.7%) |
No Religion | 35 | (15.8%) | 20 | (18.7%) |
Unknown | 9 | (4.1%) | 4 | (3.7%) |
Job Type | ||||
Nurse | 94 | (42.5%) | 49 | (45.8%) |
Doctor | 71 | (32.1%) | 25 | (24.3%) |
Medical Social Worker | 48 | (21.7%) | 26 | (23.4%) |
Unknown | 8 | (3.6%) | 7 | (6.5%) |
Workplace | ||||
Acute Hospital | 137 | (62.0%) | 66 | (61.7%) |
Community Care | 42 | (19.0%) | 23 | (21.5%) |
Community Hospital | 13 | (5.9%) | 6 | (5.6%) |
Polyclinics | 11 | (5.0%) | 5 | (4.7%) |
Others | 5 | (2.3%) | 2 | (1.9%) |
Unknown | 13 | (5.9%) | 5 | (4.7%) |
Total Years of Practice | X̅ = 5.3 years (SD = 5.1 years) | X̅ = 5.3 years (SD = 5.1 years) | ||