Table 1 -. Perceptions about psychological repercussions associated with sociodemographic and work-related variables among Nursing workers from COVID-19 hospital units (n=359). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2020-2021.
| Sociodemographic and work-related variables | Perceptions about physical repercussions | OR (IC95%)* | p-value † | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced or null | Moderate or intense | ||||||
| n ‡ | % | n ‡ | % | ||||
| Gender | Female | 158 | 80,2 | 144 | 88,9 | 1,97 (1,08; 3,60) | 0,017 § |
| Male | 39 | 19,8 | 18 | 11,1 | 1,0 | ||
| Age group | Up to 33 years old | 72 | 41,86 | 53 | 37,32 | 1,0 | 0,414 § |
| 34+ years old | 100 | 58,14 | 89 | 62,68 | 1,20 (0,76; 1,90) | ||
| Skin color | White | 157 | 79,7 | 126 | 77,8 | 1,0 | 0,376 § |
| Not white | 40 | 20,3 | 36 | 22,2 | 1,12 (0,67; 1,86) | ||
| Marital status | With a partner | 84 | 42,6 | 84 | 51,9 | 1,0 | 0,051 § |
| Without a partner | 113 | 57,4 | 78 | 48,1 | 0,69 (0,45; 1,04) | ||
| Children | No children | 67 | 34,0 | 56 | 34,6 | 1,0 | 0,543 § |
| One child | 57 | 28,9 | 39 | 24,1 | 0,81 (0,47; 1,40) | ||
| More than one child | 73 | 37,1 | 67 | 41,4 | 1,09 (0,67; 1,78) | ||
| Job position | Nurses | 42 | 21,3 | 45 | 27,8 | 1,0 | 0,155 § |
| Nursing Technicians | 155 | 78,7 | 117 | 72,2 | 0,70 (0,43; 1,14) | ||
| Allocation unit | More than one COVID-19 unit | 66 | 33,5 | 69 | 42,6 | 1,29 (0,62; 2,66) | 0,170 § |
| COVID-19 and NON-COVID-19 units | 28 | 14,2 | 14 | 8,6 | 0,61 (0,24; 1,52) | ||
| Other COVID-19 units | 33 | 16,8 | 34 | 21,0 | 1,27 (0,57; 2,82) | ||
| COVID-19 hospitalization unit | 21 | 10,7 | 17 | 10,5 | 1,0 | ||
| COVID-19 Urgency and Emergency units | 15 | 7,6 | 10 | 6,2 | 0,82 (0,29; 2,29) | ||
| COVID-19 ICU || | 34 | 17,3 | 18 | 11,1 | 0,65 (0,27; 1,54) | ||
| Work shift | Day | 67 | 34,0 | 66 | 40,7 | 1,0 | 0,00 3§ |
| Night | 73 | 37,1 | 73 | 45,1 | 1,01 (0,63; 1,62) | ||
| Mixed | 57 | 28,9 | 23 | 14,2 | 0,40 (0,22; 0,74) | ||
| Type of contract | CLT ¶ | 133 | 67,0 | 108 | 66,7 | 0,99 (0,60; 1,64) | 0,406 ** |
| Statutory | 45 | 22,8 | 37 | 22,8 | 1,0 | ||
| Other | 2 | 1,0 | 6 | 3,7 | 3,64 (0,69; 19,15) | ||
| Temporary | 17 | 8,6 | 11 | 6,8 | 0,83 (0,34; 2,02) | ||
| Hour load | Up to 40 | 142 | 72,1 | 95 | 58,6 | 1,0 | 0,025 § |
| 41-80 hours | 43 | 21,8 | 50 | 30,9 | 1,73 (1,07; 2,81) | ||
| More than 80 hours | 12 | 6,1 | 17 | 10,5 | 2,11 (0,96; 4,63) | ||
| Another employment contract | No | 119 | 60,4 | 81 | 50,0 | 1,0 | 0,03 1§ |
| Yes | 78 | 39,6 | 81 | 50,0 | 1,52 (1,0; 2,32) | ||
| Time in the profession | Less than 5 years | 72 | 36,5 | 53 | 32,7 | 1,0 | 0,259 § |
| 5+ years | 125 | 63,5 | 109 | 67,3 | 1,18 (0,76; 1,83) | ||
*
OR (95%CI) = Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval.
†
p = Probability;
‡
n = Absolute frequency;
§
Pearson’s Chi-square test;
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ICU = Intensive Care unit;
¶
CLT =Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (Consolidation of Labor Laws);
**
Fisher’s Exact test