The Face of Workplace Violence: Experiences of Healthcare Professionals in Surgical Hospital Wards

Table 1

Background characteristics of the participants (n = 16).

Age, mean (SD)	37.3 (12.9)
Gender, n (%)
Male	3 (18.8)
Female	13 (81.2)
Education/occupation, n (%)
Assistant nurse	4 (25.0)
Registered nurse	11 (68.8)
Physician	1 (6.2)
Number of years working at the ward, mean (SD); min-max	7.0 (8.4); 0.5–32.0

n = number; SD = standard deviation.