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Table 1 Social and demographic information of the participants (n = 355)

From: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the spiritual care-giving scale (C-SCGS) in nursing practice

Descriptive characteristics

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Gender

 Male

17

4.8

 Female

338

95.2

Age, years

 ≥18

54

15.2

 ≥26

130

36.6

 ≥31

129

36.3

 ≥41

36

10.1

 ≥51

6

1.7

Marital status

 Unmarried

96

27.0

 Married

253

71.3

 Divorced or widowed

6

1.7

Education

 Secondary vocational schools

3

.8

 Junior college

72

20.3

 Undergraduate

250

70.4

 Postgraduate or above

30

8.5

Income(¥/month)

 <5000

193

54.4

 ≥5000

162

45.6

Working years (M ± SD)

10.3

8.7

Type of hospital

 Comprehensive hospital

150

42.3

 Tumor hospital

35

9.9

 Psychiatric hospital

48

13.5

 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospital

116

32.7

 Marital and child service care center

2

.6

 Others

4

1.1

Department

 Internal medicine

126

35.5

 Surgical

53

14.9

 Pediatric

13

3.7

 Obstetrics and gynecology

43

12.1

 Emergency

11

3.1

 ICU

12

3.4

 The operating room

8

2.3

 Outpatient service

11

3.1

 Psychiatric

42

11.8

 Others

36

10.1

Professional title

 Primary nurse

84

23.7

 Nurse practitioner

148

41.7

 Nurse-in-charge

112

31.5

 Deputy director nurse

11

3.1