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Table 4 Variable assignment

From: Effects of implementation leadership of head nurses on nurses’ evidence-based pain management practices behavior

Variables

Assignment

Attitudes towards pain management

1 = Perceived pain management as important; 0 = Perceived pain management as unimportant

Attended pain management education and training

1 = Yes; 0 = No

Attitudes towards pain management training

1 = Desire for more pain management training; 0 = No desire for more pain management training

Department

1 = Surgery; 2 = Ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology; 3 = Intensive care unit; 4 = Internal medicine; 5 = Pediatrics; 6 = Obstetrics and gynecology; 7 = Emergency department; 8 = Psychiatry

Implementation leadership

Measured value