Cross-Cultural Validation of the English Chronic Pain Myth Scale in Emergency Nurses

Table 2

Sample description.

Variable		(482)	%
Sex	Male	43	8.9
	Female	438	91.1
Ethnicity	Caucasian	435	91.0
	African American	10	2.1
	Latino/Hispanic	14	2.9
	Asian	3	0.6
	Native American	4	0.8
	Other	12	2.5
Age	18–35	207	43
	36–55	219	45.5
	56–75	55	11.5
Highest level of education completed	Professional degree	133	27.7
	Bachelor	267	55.6
	Masters	50	10.4
	Doctorate	5	1
	Other	25	5.2
Clinical role	Registered nurse	444	92.3
	Clinical nurse specialist	4	0.8
	Nurse practitioner	20	4.2
	Other	13	2.7
Current clinical practice	Inpatient/acute care	17	3.5
	Outpatient	4	0.8
	Primary care	3	0.6
	Emergency department	445	92.5
	Other	12	2.5
Years of experience	0–5	164	34.1
	6–10	117	24.3
	11+	200	41.6
Suffer from chronic pain	Yes	158	32.8
	No	323	67.2