Table 5.

Outcomes compared between males and females and different educational levels

	Stress			EE			SSC
	n	p	Mean (SD)	n	p	Mean (SD)	n	p	Mean (SD)
			3.3 (0.8)			2.3 (1.0)			5.8 (0.7)
Sexa		.016			.138			.907
Male	83		3.5 (0.9)	83		2.2 (1.0)	82		5.8 (0.8)
Female	330		3.3 (0.8)	330		2.4 (1.0)	330		5.8 (0.7)
Educational levelb		.511			.889			.898
0 < 3 years	44		3.3 (0.9)	45		2.3 (1.0)	44		5.9 (0.8)
3 – 4.5 years	156		3.3 (0.8)	155		2.3 (1.1)	155		5.8 (0.8)
> 4.5 years	216		3.4 (0.8)	216		2.3 (1.0)	216		5.8 (0.7)

^aMann-Whitney U test

^bKruskal Wallis test

High values in the stress variable indicate low stress symptoms

High values in the emotional exhaustion variable indicate high emotional exhaustion symptoms

High values in the SSC variable indicate high satisfaction with given care