Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 1286 nurses who participated in the study, according to the absence or presence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), n (%).
| Variables | Total (n = 1286) | Without PTSD (n = 1086) | With PTSD (n = 200) | χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade of hospital | 20.299 | 0.002* | |||
| Secondary hospitals | 256 (19.9) | 232 (90.6) | 24 (9.4) | ||
| Tertiary hospitals | 1030 (80.1) | 854 (82.9) | 176 (17.1) | ||
| Age, year | 18.579 | 0.001* | |||
| ≤25 | 476 (37.0) | 422 (88.7) | 54 (11.3) | ||
| 26–30 | 385 (29.9) | 328 (85.2) | 57 (14.8) | ||
| 31–35 | 151 (11.7) | 125 (82.8) | 26 (17.2) | ||
| 36–40 | 87 (6.8) | 68 (78.2) | 19 (21.8) | ||
| >40 | 187 (14.5) | 143 (76.5) | 44 (23.5) | ||
| Gender | 0.040 | 0.540 | |||
| Male | 44 (3.4) | 37 (84.1) | 7 (15.9) | ||
| Female | 1242 (96.6) | 1049 (84.5) | 193 (15.5) | ||
| Education | 1.696 | 0.638 | |||
| Secondary specialized school | 494 (38.4) | 412 (83.4) | 82 (16.6) | ||
| Junior college | 328 (25.5) | 277 (84.5) | 51 (15.5) | ||
| Undergraduate | 448 (34.8) | 382 (85.3) | 66 (14.7) | ||
| Master | 16 (1.2) | 15 (93.8) | 1 (6.2) | ||
| Professional Qualification | 2.241 | 0.692 | |||
| Trainee Nurse | 450 (35.0) | 382 (84.9) | 68 (15.1) | ||
| General Nurse | 528 (41.1) | 440 (83.3) | 88 (16.7) | ||
| Nurse in charge | 257 (20.0) | 223 (86.8) | 34 (13.2) | ||
| Deputy chief nurse | 45 (3.5) | 36 (80.0) | 9 (20.0) | ||
| Chief nurse | 6 (0.5) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | ||
| Administrative Position | 4.410 | 0.030* | |||
| None | 1201 (93.4) | 1021 (85.0) | 180 (15.0) | ||
| Head nurse | 85 (6.6) | 65 (76.5) | 20 (23.5) | ||
| State of Marriage | 1.364 | 0.505 | |||
| Unmarried | 498 (38.7) | 417 (83.7) | 81 (16.3) | ||
| Married | 782 (60.8) | 663 (84.8) | 119 (15.2) | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 6 (0.5) | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| Working Department | 18.974 | 0.002* | |||
| Infection & respiratory | 71 (5.5) | 64 (90.1) | 7 (9.9) | ||
| Other internal | 243 (18.9) | 220 (90.5) | 23 (9.5) | ||
| Surgery | 328 (25.5) | 295 (89.9) | 33 (10.1) | ||
| Emergency and critical department | 146 (11.4) | 112 (76.7) | 34 (23.3) | ||
| Gynecology Surgery and pediatrics | 215 (16.7) | 188 (87.4) | 27 (12.6) | ||
| Others department | 283 (22) | 250 (88.3) | 33 (11.7) | ||
| Type of Employment | 0.451 | 0.996 | |||
| Authorities | 164 (12.8) | 144 (87.8) | 20 (12.2) | ||
| Agency | 239 (18.6) | 211 (88.3) | 28 (11.7) | ||
| Contract | 883 (68.7) | 774 (87.7) | 109 (12.3) | ||
| Years of Working, year | 0.495 | 0.920 | |||
| 1–5 | 606 (47.1) | 512 (47.1) | 94 (47.0) | ||
| 5.1–10 | 367 (28.5) | 307 (28.3) | 60 (30.0) | ||
| 10.1–15 | 103 (8.0) | 89 (8.2) | 14 (7.0) | ||
| >15 | 210 (16.3) | 178 (16.4) | 32 (16.0) | ||
| Shift Pattern | 16.943 | <0.001* | |||
| Day shift | 350 (27.2) | 318 (29.3) | 32 (16.0) | ||
| Night shift | 700 (54.4) | 581 (53.5) | 119 (59.5) | ||
| Irregular night shift | 236 (18.4) | 187 (17.2) | 49 (24.5) | ||
| Duty Changes during the Pandemic | 4.479 | 0.022* | |||
| No | 922 (71.7) | 791 (72.8) | 131 (65.5) | ||
| Yes | 364 (28.3) | 295 (27.2) | 69 (34.5) | ||
| Applied to the Medical Team | 3.614 | 0.033* | |||
| No | 1139 (88.6) | 954 (87.8) | 185 (92.5) | ||
| Yes | 147 (11.4) | 132 (12.1) | 15 (7.5) | ||
| Frontline Member | 1.009 | 0.184 | |||
| No | 1085 (84.4) | 921 (84.8) | 164 (82.0) | ||
| Yes | 201 (15.6) | 165 (15.2) | 36 (18.0) |
PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder self-rating scale; *denotes the statistically significant at P < 0.05.