Table 2 -. 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 psychological repercussions | OR (IC95%)* | Valor p † | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced or null | Reduced or null | ||||||
| n ‡ | % | n ‡ | % | ||||
| Gender | Female | 126 | 75,9 | 176 | 91,2 | 3,28 (1,78; 6,05) | <0,001 § |
| Male | 40 | 24,1 | 17 | 8,8 | 1,0 | ||
| Age group | Up to 33 years old | 51 | 36,43 | 74 | 42,53 | 1,0 | 0,272 § |
| 34+ years old | 89 | 63,57 | 100 | 57,47 | 0,77 (0,49; 1,22) | ||
| Skin color | White | 130 | 78,3 | 153 | 79,3 | 1,0 | 0,824 § |
| Not white | 36 | 21,7 | 40 | 20,7 | 0,94 (0,56; 1,56) | ||
| Marital status | With a partner | 79 | 47,6 | 89 | 46,1 | 1,0 | 0,780 § |
| Without a partner | 87 | 52,4 | 104 | 53,9 | 1,06 (0,70; 1,60) | ||
| Children | No children | 54 | 32,5 | 69 | 35,8 | 1,0 | 0,406 § |
| One child | 50 | 30,1 | 46 | 23,8 | 0,72 (0,42; 1,23) | ||
| More than one child | 62 | 37,3 | 78 | 40,4 | 0,92 (0,60; 1,60) | ||
| Job position | Nurses | 28 | 16,9 | 59 | 30,6 | 1,0 | 0,003 § |
| Nursing Technicians | 138 | 83,1 | 134 | 69,4 | 0,46 (0,27; 0,76) | ||
| Allocation unit | More than one COVID-19 unit | 59 | 35,5 | 76 | 39,4 | 1,04 (0,50; 2,15) | 0,239 § |
| COVID-19 and NON-COVID-19 units | 25 | 15,1 | 17 | 8,8 | 0,55 (0,22; 1,33) | ||
| Other COVID-19 units | 25 | 15,1 | 42 | 21,8 | 1,36 (0,60; 3,05) | ||
| COVID-19 hospitalization unit | 17 | 10,2 | 21 | 10,9 | 1,0 | ||
| COVID-19 Urgency and Emergency units | 14 | 8,4 | 11 | 5,7 | 0,63 (0,23; 1,75) | ||
| COVID-19 ICU || | 26 | 15,7 | 26 | 13,5 | 0,80 (0,34; 1,87) | ||
| Work shift | Day | 62 | 37,3 | 71 | 36,8 | 1,0 | 0,073 § |
| Night | 59 | 35,5 | 87 | 45,1 | 1,28 (0,80; 2,06) | ||
| Mixed | 45 | 27,1 | 35 | 18,1 | 0,67 (0,38; 1,18) | ||
| Type of contract | CLT ¶ | 99 | 59,6 | 141 | 73,1 | 2,11 (1,26; 3,52) | 0,004 ** |
| Statutory | 49 | 29,5 | 33 | 17,1 | 1,0 | ||
| Other | 1 | 0,6 | 7 | 3,6 | 10,39 (1,22; 88,45) | ||
| Temporary | 17 | 10,2 | 12 | 6,2 | 1,18 (0,49; 2,85) | ||
| Hour load | Up to 40 | 115 | 69,3 | 122 | 63,2 | 1,0 | 0,429 § |
| 41-80 hours | 40 | 24,1 | 53 | 27,5 | 1,24 (0,97; 2,02) | ||
| More than 80 hours | 11 | 6,6 | 18 | 9,3 | 1,54 (1,06; 3,40) | ||
| Another employment contract | No | 87 | 52,4 | 113 | 58,5 | 1,0 | 0,243 § |
| Yes | 79 | 47,6 | 80 | 41,5 | 0,77 (0,51; 1,18) | ||
| Time in the profession | Less than 5 years | 50 | 30,1 | 75 | 38,9 | 1,0 | 0,083 § |
| 5+ years | 116 | 69,9 | 118 | 61,1 | 0,67 (0,43; 1,05) | ||
*
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