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. 2023 Aug 21;21:68. doi: 10.1186/s12960-023-00855-z

Table 3.

Doctors’ mood profiles before and after night shifts

Name given N =  Alert M ± SD Content M ± SD Calm M ± SD Mixing probabilities
Pre profile
1 Indifferent 35 52.6 ± 6.17 54.8 ± 5.64 51.7 ± 11.1 17.5%
2 Ready 90 67.1 ± 13.6 71.6 ± 13.3 65.4 ± 16.6 51.2%
3 Engaged 64 81.5 ± 6.95 82.1 ± 9.00 82.2 ± 8.78 31.3%
Post profile
1 Lethargic 14 48.7 ± 4.25a 50.5 ± 2.96 49.9 ± 2.70e 7.7%
2 Tired but satisfied 91 48.1 ± 12.7a 64.6 ± 12.6c 66.5 ± 11.6 59.8%
3 Excited 11 72.0 ± 14.6b 75.7 ± 12.8c,d 40.6 ± 12.7e 7.8%
4 Mindful 41 82.5 ± 7.51b 86.5 ± 6.62d 87.1 ± 6.85 24.7%

Identical superscript letters indicate that these profile scores are NOT significant at p < 0.05 (equal variances not assumed). When equal variances are assumed all scores are significantly different