Background: The uniqueness of nursing profession contributes to the development in knowledge, and experience along with increasing age, education, economy, and position as well as forming a unique gender role throughout the life of this profession. Thus, the development and advancement of the demographic characteristics of nurses developed while in this profession exerts a very large influence on the caring behaviour of nurses. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of work setting and demographic factors on nurses’ caring behaviour and to identify the differences in nurses’ caring behaviors based on demographic factors between nurses in public hospitals and in public health services in Sabah, Malaysia.Methods: This research is a cross-sectional study using the survey method. Data were collected from 3,532 nurses in public hospitals and public health services within Sabah, Malaysia. Data were analysed using two-way ANOVA.Results: The findings reveal that age, education, economy, position, and experience had a significant effect on caring behaviour. Additionally, there are differences in nurses’ caring behaviors based on demographics factors between nurses working in public hospitals and public health services.Conclusion: The present research has provided convergent evidence on the effect of demographic factors on nurses caring behavior and the differences in caring behavior based on demographic factors among nurses in public hospitals and public health services in Sabah, Malaysia.
Background
The nursing profession's uniqueness contributes to the development of knowledge, experience, age, education, economy, and position, as well as a unique gender role. Thus, the development and advancement of demographic characteristics of nurses while in this profession influences their caring behavior.
Objective
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of work setting and demographic factors on nurses' caring behaviour, as well as the differences in nurses' caring behaviour based on demographic factors between nurses in public hospitals and nurses in public health services in Sabah, Malaysia.
Methods
This research is a cross-sectional study using the survey method. Data were collected from 3,532 nurses (88.3% response rate) in public hospitals and public health services within Sabah, Malaysia. Data were analysed using two-way ANOVA.
Results
The two-way ANOVA test revealed no significant impact of the work setting on CB, nor was there a notable interaction between the work setting and demographic factors influencing nurses’ CB. However, demographic factors such as gender, age, education, economic status, position, and experience had a significant effect on CB.
Conclusion
The present research has provided convergent evidence on the effect of demographic factors on nurses caring behavior and the differences in caring behavior based on demographic factors among nurses in public hospitals and public health services in Sabah, Malaysia.
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