Univariate analyses of the factors associated with career success (N=123)
| Category | Sum scores Mean (SD) | t/F | P |
| Years of practice as a WOC nurse | 1.944 | 0.378 | |
| <5 | 38.47 (9.02) | ||
| 10 May | 39.21 (7.86) | ||
| >10 | 41.25 (6.48) | ||
| Sex | 0.464 | 0.658 | |
| Female | 38.92 (7.96) | ||
| Male | 41.43 (14.14) | ||
| Level of worked hospital | −1.766 | 0.077 | |
| Top grade hospital | 39.54 (8.56) | ||
| Other hospital | 36.47 (6.79) | ||
| Type of worked hospital | −1.251 | 0.211 | |
| General | 39.39 (8.47) | ||
| Specialised | 36.08 (6.88) | ||
| Certificated as a WOC nurse from | −0.183 | 0.854 | |
| school of WCET | 39.12 (8.66) | ||
| National/Provincial Nursing Association | 38.71 (6.44) | ||
| Work form of a WOC nurse | 2.182 | 0.336 | |
| Full-time | 41.62 (5.59) | ||
| Part-time and nurse manager | 39.00 (7.84) | ||
| Part-time and clinical nursing/teaching | 38.55 (9.29) | ||
| Scope of service | 1.303 | 0.521 | |
| Across the hospital | 39.44 (7.44) | ||
| Parts of department in hospital | 39.95 (9.65) | ||
| In the department and other | 37.53 (9.54) | ||
| Practice in stoma clinic | −0.864 | 0.388 | |
| Yes | 39.38 (8.70) | ||
| No | 38.00 (7.14) | ||
| Highest level of nursing education | 2.492 | 0.288 | |
| Associate degree | 41.25 (2.50) | ||
| Bachelor degree | 38.51 (8.47) | ||
| Master and above | 42.06 (8.19) | ||
| Professional title | 1.258 | 0.533 | |
| Nurse | 38.36 (10.25) | ||
| Senior nurse | 38.77 (8.68) | ||
| Nurse supervisor or above | 40.00 (6.85) | ||
| Working position | 1.533 | 0.125 | |
| Nurse | 40.13 (7.71) | ||
| Head nurse | 38.02 (8.90) | ||
| In charge of WOC nurses’ training | −2.233 | 0.026* | |
| Yes | 39.64 (8.11) | ||
| No | 34.23 (9.20) | ||
| Joined in WOC nurses’ professional conference | −2.027 | 0.043* | |
| Yes | 39.85 (8.10) | ||
| No | 35.65 (8.81) | ||
| Participated in WOC nurses’ continuing education | −2.198 | 0.028* | |
| Yes | 39.72 (8.31) | ||
| No | 34.33 (7.39) | ||
| Days of stoma care per month | 4.964 | 0.174 | |
| ≤7 days | 37.91 (8.65) | ||
| 7–14 days | 38.26 (7.38) | ||
| 14–21 days | 42.17 (8.73) | ||
| >21 days | 41.50 (6.11) | ||
| Days of wound care per month | 14.312 | 0.003* | |
| ≤7 days | 36.31 (8.08) | ||
| 7–14 days | 40.05 (8.69) | ||
| 14–21 days | 42.24 (8.09) | ||
| >21 days | 42.56 (6.52) | ||
| Days of incontinence care per month | 4.557 | 0.207 | |
| ≤7 days | 38.27 (8.59) | ||
| 7–14 days | 41.00 (6.66) | ||
| 14–21 days | 43.25 (8.17) | ||
| >21 days | 42.20 (6.61) | ||
| Published paper in journals | −1.14 | 0.254 | |
| Yes | 39.69 (7.95) | ||
| No | 38.08 (8.97) | ||
| Research programmes | 0.578 | 0.563 | |
| Yes | 39.36 (7.79) | ||
| No | 38.80 (8.92) |
*P<0.05.
WCET, World Council of Enterostomal Therapists; WOC, wound, ostomy and continence.