Research Article

Work Engagement and Safety Behavior of Nurses in Specialized Cancer Hospitals: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy

Table 1

Sociodemography information of participant nurses (N = 957).

CharacteristicsCategoriesMean ± SD or n (%)

GenderMale52 (5.4)
Female905 (94.6)

Age (years)32.00 ± 7.90
Education levelJunior college138 (14.4)
Adult college entrance examination114 (11.9)
Undergraduate693 (72.4)
≥Postgraduate12 (1.3)

Job positionNone843 (88.1)
Tutor71 (7.4)
Head nurse43 (4.5)

TitleNurse242 (25.3)
Nurse practitioner367 (38.3)
Supervisor nurse315 (32.9)
≥Deputy chief nurse33 (3.4)

Years of service9.94 ± 8.44
Employment formFormal incorporation149 (15.6)
Contract employment723 (75.5)
Personnel agency85 (8.9)

Monthly income1 k–5 k142 (14.8)
5 k–10 k579 (60.5)
10 k–15 k199 (20.8)
15 k–20 k35 (3.7)
>20 k2 (0.2)

Marital statusMarried596 (62.3)
Single361 (37.7)

Weekly working hours≤40712 (74.4)
>40245 (25.6)

Total number of adverse events experienced in career<10886 (92.6)
10–5048 (5.0)
>505 (0.5)
Unknown17 (1.8)

Safety training coursesAttended906 (94.7)
Not-attended51 (5.3)

Work engagement47.81 ± 10.62
Self-efficacy31.30 ± 4.65
Nurse safety behavior57.31 ± 4.41