Characteristics

With ISE

n = 56

Without ISE

n = 509

Total

n = 565

p-values

Age, mean (SD)

25.3 (4.33)

27.9 (6.45)

27.6 (6.28)

0.000

Women % (n)

82.1 (46)

87.0 (442)

86.5

0.206

Men % (n)

17.9 (10)

13.0 (66)

13.5

Previous upper secondary school education % (n)

3-year natural science programme

30.2 (16)

22.3 (112)

23.1

0.429

3-year social science programme

32.1 (17)

28.9 (145)

29.2

3-year auxiliary nursing programme

11.3 (6)

16.3 (82)

16.1

Other programmes

26.4 (14)

32.5 (163)

31.9

University studies prior to entering the basic nursing education % (n)

41.1 (23)

34.2 (174)

34.9

0.189

Work experience in healthcare prior to the basic nursing education % (n)

58.9 (33)

58.0 (294)

58.1

0.505

- as auxiliary nurse % (n)

72.7 (24)

56.1(165)

57.8

0.048

- as assistant nurse % (n)

27.3 (9)

36.1 (106)

35.2

0.211

- as personal assistant % (n)

18.2 (6)

20.4 (60)

20.2

0.486

- other healthcare work (unspecified) % (n)

6.1 (2)

12.9 (38)

12.2

0.199

Healthcare work experience in months, mean (SD)

28.2 (64.2)

45.8 (93.2)

44.6 (91.2)

0.300

Proportion of students who were working at the same time as studying during their basic nursing education % (n)

73.2 (41)

69.2 (352)

69.6

0.323