Table 2 The characteristics of potential categories of coping ability to death

Gender, No. (%)

1.370

0.504

 Male

1 (1.0)

0 (0.2)

2 (0.6)

 Female

101 (99.0)

450 (99.8)

313 (99.4)

Marital status, No. (%)

3.926

0.140

 Single or divorced

29 (28.4)

135 (29.9)

74 (23.5)

 Married

73 (71.6)

316 (70.1)

241 (76.5)

Hospital classification, No. (%)

5.607

0.231

 Tertiary hospital

65 (63.7)

305 (67.6)

227 (72.1)

 Secondary hospital

23 (22.5)

75 (16.6)

53 (16.8)

 Other

14 (13.7)

71 (15.7)

35 (11.1)

Years of clinical experience, median (IQR), years

9 (6, 13)

10 (5.75, 15)

11 (6, 17)

4.867

0.088

Years of hospice experience median (IQR), years

4 (2, 6)

3 (1, 5)

3 (2, 5)

2.121

0.038

Education level, No. (%)

4.313

0.116

 College and below

20 (19.6)

86 (19.1)

43 (13.7)

 Bachelor degree or above

82 (80.4)

365 (80.9)

272 (86.3)

Professional title, No. (%)

10.344

0.035

 Junior RN

56 (54.9)

245 (54.3)

153 (48.6)

 Middle RN

42 (41.2)

158 (35.0)

116 (36.8)

 Senior RN

4 (3.9)

48 (10.6)

46 (14.6)

Professional position, No. (%)

1.937

0.380

 Staff nurse

86 (84.3)

371 (82.3)

249 (79.0)

 Charge Nurse or Nurse manager

16 (15.7)

80 (17.7)

66 (21.0)

Palliative Care Nursing Specialist, No. (%)

5.982

0.050

 Yes

3 (2.9)

58 (12.9)

26 (8.3)

 No

99 (97.1)

393 (87.1)

289 (91.7)

Palliative Care Training Course Attendance, No. (%)

3.863

0.145

 Yes

52 (51.0)

254 (56.3)

193 (61.3)

 No

50 (49.0)

197 (43.7)

122 (38.7)

Opportunities to interact with the bereaved (per month), No. (%)

162

< 0.001

 ≥ 10 times

13 (12.7)

137 (30.4)

141 (44.8)

 5–10 times

16 (15.7)

62 (13.7)

56 (17.8)

 <5 times

73 (71.6)

252 (55.9)

118 (37.5)

Participate in grief counseling training course, No. (%)

24.154

< 0.001

 Yes

20 (19.6)

166 (36.8)

146 (46.3)

 No

82 (80.4)

285 (63.2)

169 (53.7)

Personal Bereavement Experience, No. (%)

22.008

< 0.001

 Yes

33 (32.4)

195 (43.2)

177 (56.2)

 No

69 (67.6)

256 (56.8)

138 (43.8)