Relationship between death anxiety and coping with death competence among Chinese oncology nurses: A chain mediation model

Table 1 Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 615)

Characteristics	Variable	Frequency	Percent (%)
Gender	Male	8	1.3
	Female	607	98.7
Age	20-30	171	27.8
	31-40	381	61.9
	≥ 41	63	10.3
Educational level	Junior college and below	87	14.2
	Bachelor’s degree	503	81.8
	Master’s degree and above	25	4.0
Hospital level	Tertiary hospitals	486	79.1
	Secondary hospitals	84	13.6
	Primary hospitals	45	7.3
Years of working experience in oncology care	≤ 1 year	62	10.1
	2-5 years	220	35.8
	5-10 years	240	39.1
	≥ 10 years	93	15.0
Religion	No	576	93.7
	Yes	39	6.3
Bereavement experience	No	344	55.9
	Yes	271	44.1