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Table 2 Dominant EMS-RIS aspects by demographic categories and intention to leave

From: Role identities of emergency medical services personnel and their associations with intention to leave the profession

Category

Caregiving

% (n)

Thrill-seeking

% (n)

Duty

% (n)

Capacity

% (n)

All participants

11.4 (70)

3.7 (23)

9.9 (61)

70.6 (435)

Gender

Women (n = 311)

16.7 (52)

3.9 (12)

13.5 (42)

62.1 (193)

Men (n = 288)

5.6 (16)

3.8 (11)

5.9 (17)

79.9 (230)

Age group

18-29y. (n = 177)

11.9 (21)

6.2 (11)

11.3 (20)

66.7 (118)

30-39y. (n = 229)

10.9 (25)

3.9 (9)

7.0 (16)

74.2 (170)

≥ 40y. (n = 77)

11.7 (9)

1.3 (1)

7.8 (6)

72.7 (56)

Experience in prehospital EMS (years)

≤ 2y. (n = 93)

8.6 (8)

7.5 (7)

20.4 (19)

58.1 (54)

3-6y. (n = 190)

11.6 (22)

4.7 (9)

9.5 (18)

68.9 (131)

7-11y. (n = 188)

14.4 (27)

2.1 (4)

7.4 (14)

71.8 (135)

≥ 12y. (n = 143)

9.1 (13)

2.1 (3)

7.0 (10)

79.0 (113)

Professional group

Firefighter (n = 43)

4.7 (2)

0

2.3 (1)

88.4 (38)

Practical nurse paramedic (n = 100)

11.0 (11)

4.0 (4)

13.0 (13)

65.0 (65)

Registered nurse paramedic (n = 132)

15.2 (20)

4.5 (6)

9.1 (12)

68.2 (90)

Emergency care nurse (n = 271)

10.0 (27)

3.3 (9)

10.3 (28)

71.6 (194)

Masters degree (n = 52)

13.5 (7)

7.7 (4)

9.6 (5)

69.2 (36)

Intention to leave prehospital EMS

Yes (n = 109)

15.6 (17)

4.6 (5)

2.8 (3)

72.5 (79)

No (n = 404)

10.1 (41)

4.2 (17)

13.4 (54)

68.6 (277)

Not sure (n = 103)

11.7 (12)

1.0 (1)

3.9 (4)

76.7 (79)

Intention to leave nursing sector

Yes (n = 160)

12.5 (20)

4.4 (7)

3.1 (5)

75.0 (120)

No (n = 350)

10.6 (37)

3.4 (12)

14.6 (51)

67.1 (235)

Not sure (n = 81)

14.8 (12)

4.9 (4)

6.2 (5)

70.4 (57)