Table 1: Participant characteristics. Note. All participants were female and had at least one child. The assistant nursing school was established at the sanatorium.
| Case | Age (years) | Years worked as a nurse | Years worked at Hansen’s sanatorium | License | Educational background | Managerial position | Marital status |
| A | 55 | 26 | 26 | Registered nurse | Nursing school | Unit sub-chief nurse | Divorced |
| B | 53 | 23 | 23 | Assistant nurse | Assistant nursing school | None | Divorced |
| C | 50 | 25 | 25 | Assistant nurse | Assistant nursing school | None | Divorced |
| D | 49 | 26 | 26 | Registered nurse | Assistant nursing school and nursing school | None | Divorced |
| E | 48 | 30 | 30 | Registered nurse | Assistant nursing school and nursing school | None | Married |
| F | 47 | 30 | 30 | Registered nurse | Assistant nursing school and nursing school | None | Married |
| G | 47 | 31 | 31 | Registered nurse | Assistant nursing school and nursing school | None | Married |
| H | 46 | 25 | 25 | Assistant nurse | Assistant nursing school | None | Divorced |
| I | 44 | 21 | 21 | Registered nurse | Assistant nursing school and nursing school | Unit sub-chief nurse | Divorced |