Table 1.
Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics among different health-related quality of life (HRQoL) profiles (n = 572).
| Variables | Total sample | Low HRQoL | Moderate HRQoL | High HRQoL | χ 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 4.255 | 0.119 | |||||
| Male | 51(8.9) | 4(4.5) | 22(8.2) | 25(11.6) | |||
| Female | 521(91.1) | 85(95.5) | 246(91.8) | 190(88.4) | |||
| Age | 3.486 | 0.480 | |||||
| 20–29 | 142(24.8) | 22(24.7) | 67(25.0) | 53(24.7) | |||
| 30–39 | 324(56.6) | 55(61.8) | 154(57.5) | 115(53.5) | |||
| ≥40 | 106(18.5) | 12(13.5) | 47(17.5) | 47(21.9) | |||
| Marital status | 1.603 | 0.822 | |||||
| Single | 99(17.3) | 19(21.3) | 46(17.2) | 34(15.8) | |||
| Married | 464(81.8) | 69(77.5) | 218(81.3) | 177(82.3) | |||
| Divorce | 9(1.6) | 1(1.1) | 4(1.5) | 4(1.9) | |||
| Education | 2.138 | 0.710 | |||||
| Below college | 86(15.0) | 12(13.5) | 39(14.6) | 35(16.3) | |||
| College degree | 422(73.8) | 70(78.8) | 199(74.3) | 153(71.2) | |||
| Above college | 64(11.2) | 7(7.9) | 30(11.2) | 27(12.6) | |||
| Professional title | 3.304 | 0.508 | |||||
| Primary | 253 (44.2) | 44(49.4) | 120(44.8) | 89(41.4) | |||
| Medium | 263(46.0) | 40(44.9) | 119(44.4) | 104(48.4) | |||
| High | 56(9.8) | 5(5.6) | 29(10.8) | 22(10.2) | |||
| Department | 16.990 | 0.386 | |||||
| Medical | 89(15.6) | 22(24.7) | 41(15.3) | 26(12.1) | |||
| Surgical | 61(10.7) | 7(7.9) | 33(12.3) | 21(9.8) | |||
| Pediatric | 30(5.2) | 4(4.5) | 14(5.2) | 12(5.6) | |||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 41(7.2) | 6(6.7) | 15(5.6) | 20(9.3) | |||
| Emergency room | 111(19.4) | 14(15.7) | 47(17.5) | 50(23.3) | |||
| Operating room | 18(3.1) | 2(2.2) | 10(3.7) | 6(2.8) | |||
| ICU | 26(4.5) | 2(2.2) | 16(6.0) | 8 (3.7) | |||
| NICU | 14(2.4) | 3(3.4) | 7(2.6) | 4(1.9) | |||
| Others | 182(31.8) | 29(32.6) | 85(31.7) | 68(31.6) | |||
| Position | 4.063 | 0.397 | |||||
| Doctor | 59(10.3) | 7(7.9) | 29(10.8) | 23(10.7) | |||
| Nurse | 474(82.9) | 79(88.8) | 222(82.8) | 173(80.5) | |||
| Others | 39(6.8) | 3(3.4) | 17(6.3) | 19(8.8) | |||
| Employment status | 0.890 | 0.641 | |||||
| Official | 390(68.2) | 57(64.0) | 186(69.4) | 147(68.4) | |||
| Contract/temporary | 182(31.8) | 32(36.0) | 82(30.6) | 68(31.6) | |||
| Work time per day | 7.012 | 0.030 | |||||
| <8 | 199(34.8) | 25(28.1) | 85(31.7) | 89(41.4) | |||
| ≥8 | 373(65.2) | 64(71.9) | 183(68.3) | 126(58.6) | |||
| Night shift times per week | 11.238 | 0.024 | |||||
| 0 | 147(25.7) | 16(18.0) | 60(22.4) | 71(33.0) | |||
| 1 | 286(50.0) | 46(51.7) | 143(53.4) | 97(45.1) | |||
| ≥2 | 139(24.3) | 27(30.3) | 65(24.3) | 47(21.9) | |||
| Income per month | 7.518 | 0.111 | |||||
| <6,000 | 237(41.4) | 45(50.6) | 113(42.2) | 79(36.7) | |||
| 6,000–8,000 | 143(25.0) | 18(20.2) | 73(27.2) | 52(24.2) | |||
| >8,000 | 192(33.6) | 26(29.2) | 82(30.6) | 84(39.1) | |||
| Exercise | 17.023 | 0.002 | |||||
| Never | 247(43.2) | 49(55.1) | 121(45.1) | 77(35.8) | |||
| 1-2 h/week | 239(41.8) | 34(38.2) | 113(42.2) | 92(42.8) | |||
| ≥3 h/week | 86(15.0) | 6(6.7) | 34(12.7) | 46(21.4) | |||
| Personality | 12.060 | 0.017 | |||||
| Extroverted | 138(24.1) | 18(20.2) | 57(21.3) | 63(29.3) | |||
| Introverted | 131(22.9) | 30(33.7) | 63(23.5) | 38(17.7) | |||
| Intermediate | 303(54.5) | 41(46.1) | 148(55.2) | 114(53.0) | |||
Data presented as frequency (percentage).