Influences of Nursing Professionalism, Empathy, and Clinical Decision-Making Ability on Shared Decision-Making Awareness among Hemodialysis Nurses

Table 1

General characteristics of the study participants (n = 145).

Variables	Categories	N	%	Mean (SD)
Age (years)	<35	53	36.6	38.89 (8.56)
	35∼44	52	35.9
	45≤	40	27.6
Marital status	Unmarried	46	31.7
	Married	99	68.3
Religion	Not have	83	57.2
	Have	62	42.8
Educational level	Associate	35	24.1
	Bachelor	76	52.4
	Above master	34	23.4
Total clinical career (years)	<10.0	52	35.9	14.36 (8.4)
	10.0∼19.9	48	33.1
	20.0≤	45	31.0
Hemodialysis career (years)	<5.0	55	37.9	8.21 (6.35)
	5.0∼9.9	40	27.6
	10.0≤	50	34.5
Hospital type	Tertiary general hospital	82	56.6
	General hospital	25	17.2
	Private clinic	38	26.2
Position	General nurse	117	80.7
	Charge nurse	28	19.3
Job satisfaction	Satisfaction	97	66.9
	Dissatisfaction	48	33.1