| Domicile | Hokkaido | 150 | 100% |
| Gender | Female | 139 | 92.7% |
| Male | 10 | 6.7% | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Mean age | 40.7 (SD 8.7) | ||
| Mean length of nursing experience (years) | 15.3 (SD 8.1) | ||
| Mean length of service in a general ward (years) | 10.7 (SD 6.7) | ||
| Mean length of service in the ward currently working | 4.3 (SD 3.8) | ||
| Mean length of service in the wards previously working | 8.0 (SD 6.6) | ||
| Ward where participants are currently working | Neurosurgery | 56 | 37.3% |
| Orthopedic | 24 | 16.6% | |
| Cardiovascular wards (surgery/internal) | 23 | 15.3% | |
| ICU/SCU | 6 | 4.0% | |
| Hematology | 5 | 3.3% | |
| Gastroenterology | 5 | 3.3% | |
| Other | 31 | 20.7% | |