Predicting Critical Care Nurses’ Intention to Use Physical Restraints in Intubated Patients: A Structural Equation Model

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample.

	n	(%)
Gender
Male	43	13.7
Female	270	86.3
Age 30.44 (SD = 6.21)
20–25	74	23.6
26–30	117	37.4
31–35	62	19.8
36–40	44	14.1
>40	16	5.1
Work year 7.42 (SD = 6.00)
0–4	114	36.4
4–8	93	29.7
8–12	54	17.3
12–16	19	6.1
>16	33	10.5
Job title
Junior	233	74.5
Intermediate	74	23.6
Senior	6	1.9
Education
College	45	14.4
Bachelor	259	82.7
Master or above	9	2.9
Training in physical restraint
Yes	225	71.9
No	88	28.1
Training in ethic
Yes	229	73.2
No	84	26.8

n = 313.