Table 1 Staff nurses’ creativity level in relation to nurses’ and work traits as reflected by nurses (N = 191)
From: Use of machine learning to predict creativity among nurses: a multidisciplinary approach
Nurses’ and work traits | n | % | Nurses’ creativity level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | F/ T-test | |||
Nurses’ Traits | ||||
Gender | 0.494 | |||
Male | 60 | 31.41 | 45.38 (8.00) | |
Female | 131 | 68.59 | 44.76 (8.20) | |
Marital Status | 2.354 | |||
Single | 79 | 41.36 | 43.77 (8.77) | |
Married | 104 | 54.45 | 45.50 (7.50) | |
Widowed / Separated | 8 | 4.19 | 49.50 (7.93) | |
Level of Education | 3.464** | |||
Baccalaureate | 132 | 69.11 | 43.63 (8.30) | |
Master | 59 | 30.89 | 47.92 (6.91) | |
Age | 2.493* | |||
Less than 25 years | 52 | 27.23 | 43.10 (7.62) | |
25–34 years | 50 | 26.18 | 44.00 (9.99) | |
35–44 years | 62 | 32.46 | 46.10 (6.40) | |
45–54 years | 27 | 14.13 | 47.67 (8.24) | |
Work Conditions | ||||
Work Commitment | 1.980* | |||
Full-time | 158 | 82.72 | 45.48 (8.19) | |
Part-time | 33 | 17.28 | 42.42 (7.42) | |
Years of experience | 4.011** | |||
Less than one year | 52 | 27.23 | 42.94 (8.50) | |
1–2 years | 17 | 8.90 | 44.94 (6.46) | |
3–4 years | 26 | 13.61 | 42.04 (10.68) | |
5–9 years | 28 | 14.66 | 44.32 (7.57) | |
10 years or more | 68 | 35.60 | 47.87 (6.43) | |
Department | 0.488 | |||
Units | 79 | 41.36 | 45.34 (7.11) | |
Wards | 112 | 58.64 | 44.76 (8.79) | |
Nurses’ Team Size | 0.628 | |||
1–5 | 97 | 50.79 | 45.59 (8.07) | |
6–10 | 69 | 36.13 | 44.42 (9.00) | |
11–15 | 25 | 13.08 | 43.96 (5.41) | |
Hospital Accreditation | 1.484 | |||
Yes | 170 | 89.01 | 45.26 (7.81) | |
No | 21 | 10.99 | 42.48 (10.23) | |
Hospital Quality Initiatives | 3.500** | |||
Yes | 166 | 86.91 | 45.73 (7.57) | |
No | 25 | 13.09 | 39.80 (9.85) | |
Hospital Type | 0.553 | |||
Public | 148 | 77.49 | 45.13 (7.37) | |
Private | 43 | 22.51 | 44.35 (10.40) | |