Table 2.
Associations of demographic variables with depression, fatigue and psychological flexibility in nurses, study conducted in 2015, Henan Province, China
| Variable | Factor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| depression | fatigue severity | circumstances | consequences | rest/sleep | psychological flexibility | |
| Gender | ||||||
| male (M±SD) | 15.58±9.29 | 4.16±1.10 | 4.55±1.08 | 4.74±1.21 | 5.29±2.07 | 32.25±7.29 |
| female (M±SD) | 17.31±10.76 | 4.42±1.38 | 4.93±1.19 | 4.70±1.66 | 5.84±1.49 | 33.59±7.68 |
| t | –1.001 | –1.466 | –2.013* | 0.213 | –1.676 | –1.077 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| single (M±SD) | 16.76±10.27 | 4.24±1.38 | 4.81±1.22 | 4.73±1.60 | 5.73±1.66 | 32.88±7.37 |
| married (M±SD) | 17.51±10.95 | 4.51±1.36 | 4.98±1.16 | 4.68±1.66 | 5.87±1.44 | 33.92±7.83 |
| t | –0.966 | –2.718** | –1.872 | 0.449 | –1.158 | –1.869 |
| Age | ||||||
| <25 years (M±SD) | 15.54±9.35 | 4.04±1.35 | 4.66±1.25 | 4.47±1.66 | 5.60±1.78 | 33.00±7.59 |
| 25–29 years (M±SD) | 17.65±11.29 | 4.48±1.37 | 4.95±1.13 | 4.76±1.64 | 5.80±1.50 | 33.00±7.57 |
| 30–34 years (M±SD) | 17.74±10.23 | 4.54±1.31 | 5.03±1.14 | 4.84±1.55 | 6.04±1.26 | 34.42±8.02 |
| ≥35 years (M±SD) | 17.38±11.29 | 4.48±1.45 | 4.95±1.30 | 4.59±1.73 | 5.78±1.65 | 34.37±7.27 |
| F | 1.625 | 4.829** | 3.163* | 1.774 | 2.509 | 2.083 |
| Length of service (years) | ||||||
| 1–5 years (M±SD) | 16.01±10.14 | 4.24±1.37 | 4.78±1.19 | 4.58±1.66 | 5.68±1.63 | 33.41±7.63 |
| 6–15 years (M±SD) | 18.27±11.19 | 4.59±1.36 | 5.04±1.13 | 4.85±1.60 | 6.03±1.31 | 33.07±7.80 |
| ≥16 years (M±SD) | 18.32±10.91 | 4.52±1.35 | 5.00±1.22 | 4.74±1.63 | 5.81±1.56 | 34.29±7.54 |
| F | 4.558* | 5.602** | 4.186* | 2.603 | 3.820* | 1.416 |
| Job title | ||||||
| primary (M±SD) | 17.20±10.54 | 4.38±1.37 | 4.90±1.17 | 4.69±1.62 | 5.83±1.52 | 33.40±7.72 |
| intermediate (M±SD) | 17.35±11.35 | 4.54±1.40 | 4.98±1.27 | 4.74±1.72 | 5.75±1.57 | 34.03±7.43 |
| t | –0.156 | –1.284 | –0.823 | –0.324 | 0.610 | –0.908 |
| Department | ||||||
| emergency (M±SD) | 18.01±11.87 | 4.67±1.30 | 5.00±0.98 | 4.97±1.53 | 5.84±1.45 | 31.83±7.52 |
| surgical (M±SD) | 15.59±10.05 | 4.34±1.41 | 4.87±1.28 | 4.56±1.70 | 5.88±1.41 | 33.42±7.79 |
| pediatric (M±SD) | 16.18±10.27 | 3.69±1.49 | 4.41±1.19 | 4.21±1.62 | 5.25±1.61 | 32.06±8.38 |
| obstetrics and gynecology (M±SD) | 16.79±9.36 | 3.99±1.44 | 4.82±1.21 | 4.42±1.73 | 5.88±1.51 | 35.28±6.81 |
| internal medicine (M±SD) | 19.04±11.38 | 4.76±1.34 | 5.06±1.20 | 4.91±1.64 | 5.87±1.52 | 32.97±8.10 |
| medical technology (M±SD) | 15.65±10.89 | 4.15±1.18 | 4.95±1.09 | 4.39±1.53 | 6.00±1.47 | 36.21±6.94 |
| administration (M±SD) | 17.01±10.37 | 4.33±1.21 | 4.86±1.11 | 4.79±1.51 | 5.68±1.72 | 33.92±7.15 |
| F | 2.085 | 6.581*** | 1.861 | 2.466* | 1.174 | 2.660* |
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.01;
***
p < 0.001.