Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study group.
| Parameter | Czechia (N = 184) | Poland (N = 117) | Slovakia (N = 455) | Total (N = 756) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 171 (92.93%) | 106 (90.60%) | 434 (95.38%) | 711 (94.05%) | p = 0.114 |
| Male | 13 (7.07%) | 11 (9.40%) | 21 (4.62%) | 45 (5.95%) | ||
| Age [years] | Mean (SD) | 41.26 (11.63) | 43.26 (11.07) | 41.96 (11.37) | 41.99 (11.39) | p = 0.228 |
| Median (quartiles) | 42 (31.75–50) | 46 (34–52) | 44 (32–51) | 44 (33–51) | ||
| Range | 20–70 | 22–63 | 22–65 | 20–70 | ||
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Professional experience [years] | Mean (SD) | 19.11 (12.39) | 20.71 (11.89) | 19.21 (12.8) | 19.42 (12.56) | p = 0.4 |
| Median (quartiles) | 19 (7–30) | 22 (9–31) | 19 (7–30) | 20 (7.75–30) | ||
| Range | 1–50 | 1–43 | 0–47 | 0–50 | ||
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 56 (30.43%) | 21 (17.95%) | 141 (30.99%) | 218 (28.84%) | p < 0.001 * |
| In relationship | 105 (57.07%) | 95 (81.20%) | 256 (56.26%) | 456 (60.32%) | ||
| Divorced/separated | 23 (12.50%) | 1 (0.85%) | 58 (12.75%) | 82 (10.85%) | ||
| Profession | Physician | 0 (0.00%) | 6 (5.13%) | 3 (0.66%) | 9 (1.19%) | p < 0.001 * |
| Nurse | 175 (95.11%) | 93 (79.49%) | 414 (90.99%) | 682 (90.21%) | ||
| Midwife | 4 (2.17%) | 17 (14.53%) | 38 (8.35%) | 59 (7.80%) | ||
| Paramedic | 5 (2.72%) | 1 (0.85%) | 0 (0.00%) | 6 (0.79%) | ||
| Education | Secondary | 100 (54.35%) | 5 (4.27%) | 135 (29.67%) | 240 (31.75%) | p < 0.001 * |
| Bachelor | 53 (28.80%) | 33 (28.21%) | 167 (36.70%) | 253 (33.47%) | ||
| MSc | 31 (16.85%) | 79 (67.52%) | 153 (33.63%) | 263 (34.79%) | ||
| Work system | 8-h | 56 (30.43%) | 24 (20.51%) | 101 (22.20%) | 181 (23.94%) | p = 0.001 * |
| 12-h | 124 (67.39%) | 84 (71.79%) | 342 (75.16%) | 550 (72.75%) | ||
| 24-h | 2 (1.09%) | 9 (7.69%) | 10 (2.20%) | 21 (2.78%) | ||
| Unknown | 2 (1.09%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (0.44%) | 4 (0.53%) | ||
| Monthly workload | Up to 80 h | 7 (3.80%) | 2 (1.71%) | 2 (0.44%) | 11 (1.46%) | p < 0.001 * |
| 80–160 h | 49 (26.63%) | 46 (39.32%) | 105 (23.08%) | 200 (26.46%) | ||
| 160–240 h | 126 (68.48%) | 56 (47.86%) | 345 (75.82%) | 527 (69.71%) | ||
| 240–320 h | 1 (0.54%) | 11 (9.40%) | 3 (0.66%) | 15 (1.98%) | ||
| Over 320 h | 1 (0.54%) | 2 (1.71%) | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (0.40%) | ||
| Working in more than 1 place | Yes | 57 (30.98%) | 54 (46.15%) | 118 (25.93%) | 229 (30.29%) | p < 0.001 * |
| No | 127 (69.02%) | 63 (53.85%) | 337 (74.07%) | 527 (69.71%) | ||
| Do you like your work? | Yes | 177 (96.20%) | 110 (94.02%) | 429 (94.29%) | 716 (94.71%) | p = 0.682 |
| No | 7 (3.80%) | 7 (5.98%) | 22 (4.84%) | 36 (4.76%) | ||
| Unknown | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 4 (0.88%) | 4 (0.53%) | ||
| Residence | Rural area | 60 (32.61%) | 30 (25.64%) | 168 (36.92%) | 258 (34.13%) | p < 0.001 * |
| City up to 50 th. inhab | 42 (22.83%) | 14 (11.97%) | 116 (25.49%) | 172 (22.75%) | ||
| City 50–150 th. inhab | 42 (22.83%) | 23 (19.66%) | 91 (20.00%) | 156 (20.63%) | ||
| City 150–500 th. inhab | 30 (16.30%) | 19 (16.24%) | 54 (11.87%) | 103 (13.62%) | ||
| City over 500 th. inhab | 10 (5.43%) | 31 (26.50%) | 26 (5.71%) | 67 (8.86%) | ||
p, Qualitative variables: chi-squared or Fisher’s exact test. Quantitative variables: Kruskal-Wallis test. *Statistically significant (p < 0.05).