Table 3.

Compassion Fatigue by General Characteristics of Participants (N=146).

Variable	Categories	Mean±SD	t or F	P	Scheffé	r (P)*
Age (yr)	20~29	3.09±0.39	3.657	0.007	-	-0.284 (0.001)
	30~39	3.08±0.41
	40~49	3.19±0.35
	50~59	3.11±0.39
	60≤	2.94±0.26
Gender	Male	2.85±0.64	0.384	0.766
	Female	3.09±0.38
Marital status	Marrieda	3.09±0.38	4.892	0.009	b>a, c
	Non-marriedb	3.09±0.38
	Othersc	2.85±0.31
Religion	Yes	3.08±0.38	2.667	0.009
	No	3.10±0.39
Education level	Diploma	3.00±0.39	2.136	0.122
	Bachelor’s	3.11±0.38
	Graduate	3.14±0.37
Total career experience at general hospital (yr)	0.5~4	3.11±0.43	2.776	0.044	-	-0.189 (0.022)
	5~9	3.07±0.30
	10~19	3.05±0.39
	20≤	3.12±0.35
Total career experience at hospice and palliative care institutions (yr)	0.5~2	3.06±0.40	1.993	0.118		-0.162 (0.051)
	3~4	3.22±0.34
	5~9	3.11±0.34
	10≤	2.98±0.38
Bereavement experience within 1 year	Yes	3.01±0.36	2.170	0.032
	No	3.12±0.38
Frequency of experiencing end-of-life care	Dailya	2.86±0.29	3.595	0.030	c>a, b
	At least once a weekb	3.13±0.36
	At least once a monthc	3.06±0.42
Current hospice ward satisfaction	Satisfactiona	3.04±0.37	18.53	<0.001	c>b>a
	Neutralb	3.16±0.39
	Dissatisfactionc	3.61±0.19
Subjective health	Healthya	3.00±0.38	15.834	<0.001	c>b>a
	Neutralb	3.13±0.36
	Unhealthyc	3.23±0.38

*Correlation.