Table 3 Descriptive statistics of nursing students (n = 42)
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 37 (88%) |
| Male | 5 (12%) |
| Age, years (mean; range) | |
| Undergraduates | 25.3 (19 to 35) |
| Nurse Practitioner | 33.0 (25 to 51) |
| Year in nursing program | |
| Undergraduates | |
| 2nd year (end) | 2 (5%) |
| 3rd year | 7 (17%) |
| 4th year | 11 (26%) |
| Nurse Practitioners | |
| 1st year | 22 (52%) |
| Nursing school | |
| Undergraduates | |
| College | 5 (12%) |
| University | 15 (36%) |
| Nurse Practitioners | |
| University | 22 (52%) |
| Received communication training with carers? | |
| Yes | 22 (52%) |
| No | 19 (45%) |
| Missing | 1 (3%) |
| If yes, what type of communicating training? |
Specific courses in undergraduate program (n = 11) Non-specific courses in undergraduate program (n = 7) Home care companion / Health care Aide orientation training (n = 1) Continuing education (n = 2) |
| Received communication training about health risk behaviours? | |
| Yes | 19 (45%) |
| No | 22 (52%) |
| Missing | 1 (3%) |
| If yes, what type of health risk communication training? |
Specific courses in undergraduate/graduate program (n = 9) Non-specific courses in undergraduate/graduate program (n = 6) |
| Are you currently a family carer? | |
| Yes | 7 (17%) |
| No | 35 (83%) |
| Does your care recipient engage in health risk behaviors? | |
| Yes | 4 (57%) |
| No | 3 (43%) |
| If yes, what type of health risk behaviors?a |
Poor dietary intake (n = 2) Alcohol, smoking, drug, illicit and prescription drug abuse, sexual exposure, lack of exercise, poor diet (n = 1) Self-harm, illicit drugs, and manic behaviours (n = 1) |
| Do you have any health risk behaviors you wish you could change? | |
| Yes | 20 (48%) |
| No | 19 (45%) |
| Missing | 3 (7%) |
| If yes, what type of health risk behaviors?a |
Poor diet (n = 4) Smoking (n = 1) Poor stress coping and lack of exercise (n = 1) Poor diet, secluding self when sad or overwhelmed, cigar and marijuana smoking (n = 1) Poor diet, lack of exercise, inadequate sleep, poor stress coping (n = 1) Poor diet, lack of exercise, inadequate sleep (n = 1) Poor diet, lack of exercise, poor diet, poor stress coping, and smoking (n = 1) Not identified (n = 6) |