Research Article
Iranian Nurses’ Attitudes and Perception towards Patient Advocacy
| Background characteristics | | % | Attitude mean | value | Perception mean | value |
| Age (year) | | | | 0.00 | | 0.213 | 30 | 184 | 49.2 | 3.68 | | 0.75 | | 30–40 y | 151 | 40.4 | 3.89 | | 0.74 | | 40 | 27 | 7.2 | 3.93 | | 0.64 | | Hospital | | | | 0.00 | | 0.009 | Hospital no. 1 | 130 | 34.8 | 3.72 | | 0.70 | | Hospital no. 2 | 111 | 29.7 | 3.69 | | 0.68 | | Hospital no. 3 (psychiatric) | 28 | 7.5 | 4.17 | | 0.81 | | Hospital no. 4 | 105 | 28.1 | 3.86 | | 0.80 | | Gender | | | | 0.04 | | 0.230 | Female | 350 | 93.6 | 3.77 | | 0.73 | | Male | 24 | 6.4 | 3.99 | | 0.80 | | Marriage | | | | 0.14 | | 0.501 | Single | 138 | 36.9 | 3.74 | | 0.75 | | Married | 235 | 62.8 | 3.81 | | 0.73 | | Education | | | | 0.65 | | 0.748 | B.S. | 369 | 98.7 | 3.78 | | 0.73 | | M.S. | 5 | 1.3 | 3.88 | | 0.77 | | Patient Right's Workshop | | | | 0.00 | | 0.081 | Yes | 139 | 37.2 | 3.99 | | 0.77 | | No | 235 | 62.8 | 3.66 | | 0.71 | | Nursing work experience (year) | | | | 0.03 | | 0.132 | 6 m–10 y | 262 | 70.1 | 3.72 | | 0.74 | | 10–20 y | 89 | 23.8 | 3.94 | | 0.73 | | 20–30 y | 18 | 4.8 | 3.89 | | 0.59 | | Ward | | | | 0.00 | | 0.319 | Critical wards | 142 | 38 | 3.79 | | 0.73 | | General wards | 204 | 54.4 | 3.73 | | 0.72 | | Mental wards | 28 | 7.5 | 4.17 | | 0.81 | |
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