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Table 2 Comparison of malpractice tendency scores by descriptive characteristics (N = 1051)

From: The effect of internet addiction on surgical nurses’ malpractice tendencies: Turkish sample

Demographic characteristics

n

Malpractice

tendency total

Medication and

transfusion

administration

safety

Infection

prevention

Patient

monitoring,

material, and

device safety

Fall

prevention

Communication

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

Gender

Female

795

229.453 ± 21.064

84.761 ± 8.222

56.120 ± 5.571

41.650 ± 4.270

23.303 ± 2.184

23.619 ± 2.422

Male

256

225.258 ± 24.779

83.250 ± 9.837

54.941 ± 6.737

40.949 ± 4.581

22.973 ± 2.300

23.145 ± 2.823

t

 

2.650

2.433

2.790

2.244

2.078

2.614

p

 

0.015

0.027

0.012

0.031

0.038

0.016

Marital status

Married

481

228.064 ± 21.524

84.333 ± 8.791

55.759 ± 5.775

41.314 ± 4.243

23.156 ± 2.180

23.503 ± 2.438

Single

570

228.740 ± 22.567

84.444 ± 8.561

55.895 ± 5.998

41.619 ± 4.448

23.279 ± 2.247

23.504 ± 2.611

t

 

-0.494

-0.207

-0.372

-1.132

-0.896

-0.002

p

 

0.621

0.836

0.710

0.258

0.370

0.998

Education

High school1

36

233.000 ± 14.726

86.417 ± 5.033

56.750 ± 4.430

42.167 ± 3.167

23.667 ± 1.604

24.000 ± 1.586

Associate degree2

112

227.125 ± 25.157

83.696 ± 10.081

55.411 ± 6.887

41.491 ± 4.432

23.134 ± 2.377

23.393 ± 3.029

Bachelor’s degree3

748

227.670 ± 22.825

84.054 ± 9.022

55.626 ± 6.013

41.352 ± 4.504

23.182 ± 2.260

23.457 ± 2.564

Postgraduate4

155

231.987 ± 16.495

86.065 ± 5.757

56.923 ± 4.600

41.929 ± 3.763

23.381 ± 1.994

23.690 ± 2.128

F

 

2.288

3.223

2.567

1.064

0.888

0.897

p

 

0.077

0.022

0.053

0.363

0.447

0.442

Post hoc

  

4 > 2, 3

(p < 0.05)

    

Total nursing experience

< 5 years1

423

227.312 ± 22.627

83.927 ± 8.895

55.582 ± 5.988

41.279 ± 4.477

23.090 ± 2.327

23.435 ± 2.529

5–10 years2

440

229.125 ± 21.408

84.775 ± 8.374

55.964 ± 5.644

41.548 ± 4.321

23.318 ± 2.114

23.521 ± 2.562

≥ 11 years3

188

229.325 ± 22.435

84.548 ± 8.792

56.090 ± 6.257

41.771 ± 4.161

23.298 ± 2.193

23.617 ± 2.476

F

 

0.914

1.071

0.672

0.924

1.277

0.353

p

 

0.401

0.343

0.511

0.397

0.279

0.703

Experience in current institution

< 5 years1

560

227.525 ± 23.312

83.971 ± 9.542

55.555 ± 6.275

41.409 ± 4.344

23.111 ± 2.329

23.479 ± 2.545

5–10 years2

369

229.466 ± 20.750

84.824 ± 7.639

56.068 ± 5.401

41.550 ± 4.451

23.426 ± 1.997

23.599 ± 2.550

≥ 11 years3

122

229.459 ± 20.131

85.025 ± 7.162

56.393 ± 5.480

41.590 ± 4.146

23.123 ± 2.288

23.328 ± 2.424

F

 

1.008

1.445

1.467

0.161

2.389

0.582

p

 

0.365

0.236

0.231

0.851

0.092

0.559

Role

Staff nurse

926

228.618 ± 21.992

84.405 ± 8.695

55.907 ± 5.883

41.515 ± 4.323

23.248 ± 2.187

23.542 ± 2.498

Charge nurse

125

227.048 ± 22.827

84.304 ± 8.453

55.280 ± 5.971

41.216 ± 4.606

23.032 ± 2.426

23.216 ± 2.770

t

 

0.746

0.122

1.117

0.720

1.025

1.352

p

 

0.456

0.903

0.264

0.471

0.306

0.177

Duration of internet use per session

≤ 15 minutes1

441

230.708 ± 22.236

85.052 ± 9.221

56.578 ± 5.977

42.018 ± 4.154

23.374 ± 2.235

23.685 ± 2.461

16–30 minutes2

500

226.792 ± 21.997

83.880 ± 8.352

55.304 ± 5.840

41.072 ± 4.440

23.106 ± 2.252

23.430 ± 2.545

> 30 minutes3

110

226.755 ± 21.273

84.082 ± 7.569

55.246 ± 5.521

41.173 ± 4.569

23.146 ± 1.943

23.109 ± 2.710

F

 

4.059

2.230

6.144

5.886

1.792

2.684

p

 

0.018

0.108

0.002

0.003

0.167

0.069

Post hoc

 

1 > 2

(p < 0.05)

 

1 > 2, 3

(p < 0.05)

1 > 2

(p < 0.05)

  

Daily internet use

≤ 2 hours1

342

232.006 ± 18.340

86.050 ± 7.093

56.678 ± 4.956

42.114 ± 3.599

23.342 ± 2.131

23.822 ± 2.127

3–4 hours2

568

226.609 ± 23.468

83.690 ± 8.843

55.366 ± 6.373

41.074 ± 4.695

23.150 ± 2.256

23.329 ± 2.750

≥ 5 hours3

141

227.099 ± 23.721

83.206 ± 10.651

55.660 ± 5.796

41.575 ± 4.455

23.227 ± 2.259

23.433 ± 2.462

F

 

6.741

9.603

5.404

6.184

0.805

4.124

p

 

0.001

< 0.001

0.005

0.002

0.447

0.016

Post hoc

 

1 > 2, 3

(p < 0.05)

1 > 2, 3

(p < 0.05)

1 > 2

(p < 0.05)

1 > 2

(p < 0.05)

 

1 > 2

(p < 0.05)

Weekly internet use

≤ 10 hours1

196

220.444 ± 28.976

80.975 ± 12.800

53.750 ± 7.577

40.301 ± 4.756

22.526 ± 2.565

22.893 ± 3.179

11–20 hours2

477

230.598 ± 19.455

85.304 ± 7.112

56.453 ± 5.109

41.786 ± 4.294

23.356 ± 2.136

23.698 ± 2.354

> 20 hours3

378

229.839 ± 20.137

85.016 ± 7.272

56.130 ± 5.594

41.704 ± 4.120

23.415 ± 2.051

23.574 ± 2.321

F

 

16.341

19.542

15.786

8.990

12.250

7.342

p

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

Post hoc

 

2, 3 > 1

(p < 0.05)

2, 3 > 1

(p < 0.05)

2, 3 > 1

(p < 0.05)

2, 3 > 1

(p < 0.05)

2, 3 > 1

(p < 0.05)

2, 3 > 1

(p < 0.05)

Device used to connect to the internet

Computer

58

218.983 ± 35.270

78.741 ± 16.734

53.621 ± 8.580

40.897 ± 5.812

22.741 ± 2.794

22.983 ± 3.827

Smartphone/tablet

993

228.983 ± 20.962

84.723 ± 7.834

55.962 ± 5.678

41.514 ± 4.257

23.251 ± 2.176

23.534 ± 2.435

t

 

-3.368

-5.174

-2.951

-1.049

-1.703

-1.612

p

 

0.037

0.009

0.045

0.429

0.177

0.283

  1. F: ANOVA; t: Independent-groups t-test; Post hoc: Tukey, LSD. Bold values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)