Table 1.
The distribution characteristics of nurses affected by public health emergencies [n(%)]
| Variables | N (%) | The levels of PTSD | χ2 | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 30(1.9) | 4(13.3) | 4(13.3) | 8(26.7) | 9(30.0) | 5(16.7) | 2.853a | 0.092 |
| Female | 1554(98.1) | 55(3.5) | 164(10.6) | 481(31.0) | 640(41.2) | 214(13.8) | ||
| Age | ||||||||
| <30 | 700(44.2) | 35(5.0) | 84(12.0) | 234(33.4) | 249(35.6) | 98(14.0) | 15.775 | < 0.001* |
| 30 ~ 40 | 614(38.8) | 20(3.3) | 69(11.2) | 179(29.2) | 267(43.5) | 79(12.9) | ||
| ≥ 40 | 270(17.0) | 4(1.5) | 15(5.6) | 76(28.1) | 133(49.3) | 42(15.6) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Others | 23(1.5) | 0(0) | 4(17.4) | 5(21.7) | 12(52.2) | 2(8.7) | 8.676a | 0.013* |
| Single | 431(27.2) | 24(5.6) | 56(13.0) | 143(33.2) | 152(35.3) | 56(13.0) | ||
| Married | 1130(71.3) | 35(3.1) | 108(9.6) | 341(30.2) | 485(42.9) | 161(14.2) | ||
| Procreation status | ||||||||
| No | 544(34.3) | 24(4.4) | 74(13.6) | 179(32.9) | 198(36.4) | 69(12.7) | 9.159 | 0.002* |
| Yes | 1040(65.7) | 35(3.4) | 94(9.0) | 310(29.8) | 451(43.4) | 150(14.4) | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| College or below | 398(25.1) | 12(3.0) | 49(12.3) | 138(34.7) | 152(38.2) | 47(11.8) | 0.429 | 0.512 |
| Bachelor or more | 1186(74.9) | 47(4.0) | 119(10.0) | 351(29.6) | 497(41.9) | 172(14.5) | ||
| Service year | ||||||||
| <3 | 241(15.2) | 16(6.6) | 33(13.7) | 85(35.3) | 84(34.9) | 23(9.5) | 10.126 | 0.006* |
| 3 ~ 10 | 637(40.2) | 25(3.9) | 68(10.7) | 191(30.0) | 261(41.0) | 92(14.4) | ||
| ≥ 10 | 706(44.6) | 18(2.5) | 67(9.5) | 213(30.2) | 304(43.1) | 104(14.7) | ||
| Professional title | ||||||||
| Primary | 1012(63.9) | 41(4.1) | 116(11.5) | 326(32.2) | 397(39.2) | 132(13.0) | 4.725 | 0.094 |
| Intermediate | 524(33.1) | 16(3.1) | 51(9.7) | 153(29.2) | 220(42.0) | 84(16.0) | ||
| Advanced | 48(3.0) | 2(4.2) | 1(2.1) | 10(20.8) | 32(66.7) | 3(6.3) | ||
| Employee status | ||||||||
| Non-Regular | 1324(83.6) | 56(4.2) | 153(11.6) | 409(30.9) | 523(39.5) | 183(13.8) | 13.903 | < 0.001* |
| Regular | 260(16.4) | 3(1.2) | 15(5.8) | 80(30.8) | 126(48.5) | 36(13.8) | ||
| Hospital | ||||||||
| Specialized | 245(15.5) | 4(1.6) | 22(9.0) | 97(39.6) | 96(39.2) | 26(10.6) | 3.264 | 0.071 |
| General | 1339(84.5) | 55(4.1) | 146(10.9) | 392(29.3) | 553(41.3) | 193(14.4) | ||
| ICU | ||||||||
| No | 1479(93.4) | 55(3.7) | 150(10.1) | 455(30.8) | 612(41.4) | 207(14.0) | 4.016 | 0.045* |
| Yes | 105(6.6) | 4(3.8) | 18(17.1) | 34(32.4) | 37(35.2) | 12(11.4) | ||
| Patients with infectious disease | ||||||||
| No | 149(9.4) | 6(4.0) | 21(14.1) | 58(38.9) | 50(33.6) | 14(9.4) | 1.924 | 0.165 |
| Yes | 1435(90.6) | 53(3.7) | 147(10.2) | 431(30.0) | 599(41.7) | 205(14.3) | ||
| Night shifts (per month) | ||||||||
| ≤ 3 | 617(39.0) | 29(4.7) | 66(10.7) | 205(33.2) | 240(38.9) | 77(12.5) | 1.177 | 0.555 |
| 4 ~ 5 | 552(34.8) | 19(3.4) | 59(10.7) | 178(32.2) | 229(41.5) | 67(12.1) | ||
| ≧ 6 | 415(26.2) | 11(2.7) | 43(10.4) | 106(25.5) | 180(43.4) | 75(18.1) | ||
| Total | 1584(100.0) | 59(3.7) | 168(10.6) | 489(30.9) | 649(41.0) | 219(13.8) | ||
Note: PTSD, Post-traumatic stress disorder; 0 indicates not at all, 1 = a little bit, 2 = moderately, 3 = quite a bit, and 4 = extremely. a Continuity correction