Table 5 Multiple linear regression analysis predicting NCCCS (N = 1977).

From: The relationship between caring ability and communication competence among nursing staff in Chinese tertiary hospitals: A cross-sectional and analytical study

Variables

Group

β

t

P

95% CI

LL

UL

Department

Emergency department

(Reference Group)

Internal medicine

0.031

1.242

0.215

−2.177

9.687

Surgery

0.164

5.263

< 0.001

8.368

18.310

Gynecology and obstetrics

0.056

2.339

0.019

1.258

14.331

Pediatric

0.081

2.329

0.020

0.877

10.227

Oncology department

0.047

1.845

0.065

−0.353

11.609

Gaogan department

0.070

3.452

0.001

8.482

30.792

General department

0.032

1.562

0.118

−2.162

19.094

Infectious diseases department

0.051

2.351

0.019

1.612

17.831

E.N.T.department

0.040

2.049

0.041

0.664

30.443

Outpatient service department

0.022

0.979

0.328

−3.573

10.693

Other

0.008

0.348

0.728

−6.502

9.310

Gender

Female

0.008

0.424

0.672

−7.384

11.452

Nursing years

≤ 5 (Reference Group)

6–10

0.085

2.366

0.018

1.002

10.712

11–15

0.123

2.951

0.003

3.075

15.257

>15

0.222

4.759

< 0.001

10.037

24.109

Professional titles

Nurse (Reference Group)

Senior nurse

−0.010

−0.269

0.788

−5.624

4.267

Supervisor nurse

0.027

0.622

0.534

−3.883

7.489

Deputy chief nurse

−0.009

−0.381

0.704

−11.893

8.027

Age

≤ 30 (Reference Group)

31–40

0.008

0.261

0.794

−3.524

4.607

>40

0.035

0.911

0.362

−3.588

9.816

CAI

 

0.464

23.570

< 0.001

0.622

0.735

  1. R2 = 0.309, Adjusted R2 = 0.302, F = 41.687 (P < 0.001).
  2. Abbreviations: CAI, Caring ability inventory; E.N.T., Ears, nose, and throat; CI, confidence interval; LL, lower Limit 95% confidence interval; UL = upper Limit 95% confidence interval.