Respondents’ characteristics
| Characteristic | Values |
| Sex | |
| Female | 476 (92.79%) |
| Male | 11 (2.14%) |
| No data | 26 (5.07%) |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean±SD | 42.33±7.8 |
| Median | 43 |
| Quartiles | 39–48 |
| Education | |
| Vocational school | 18 (3.51%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 449 (87.52%) |
| Master’s degree | 17 (3.31%) |
| No data | 29 (5.65%) |
| Work experience as a nurse (years) | |
| Mean±SD | 19.77±9.25 |
| Median | 21 |
| Quartiles | 14–27 |
| Work experience in surgical/cancer wards (years) | |
| Mean±SD | 11.25±8.75 |
| Median | 13 |
| Quartiles | 8–16 |
| Employment | |
| Full time | 471 (91.81%) |
| Part time | 9 (1.75%) |
| Self-employment | 2 (0.39%) |
| Contract | 2 (0.39%) |
| No data | 29 (5.65%) |