Table 4.
Regression coefficients predicting QOL.
| Unstandardized coefficients | Standardized coefficients | t | Sig. | 95.0% confidence interval | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Std. error | Beta | Lower bound | Upper bound | |||
| (Constant) | 3.649 | 0.549 | 6.650 | 0.000 | 2.557 | 4.740 | |
| Fatigue level | −0.055 | 0.061 | −0.065 | −0.890 | 0.376 | −0.177 | 0.067 |
| Satisfaction with the current shift | 0.202 | 0.043 | 0.432 | 4.707 | 0.000 | 0.117 | 0.287 |
| Age | −0.024 | 0.013 | −0.187 | −1.882 | 0.063 | −0.049 | 0.001 |
| Shift type (reference: 8-h shift) | |||||||
| 12-h shift | −0.360 | 0.122 | −0.232 | −2.942 | 0.004 | −0.603 | −0.117 |
| Gender (reference: female) | |||||||
| Male | 0.095 | 0.118 | 0.057 | 0.807 | 0.422 | −0.139 | 0.329 |
| Educational level (reference: Master's degree and above) | |||||||
| Diploma in nursing | 0.074 | 0.340 | 0.027 | 0.217 | 0.829 | −0.603 | 0.751 |
| Bachelor's degree in nursing | −0.168 | 0.270 | −0.074 | −0.623 | 0.535 | −0.705 | 0.369 |
| Marital status (reference: single) | |||||||
| Married | 0.277 | 0.140 | 0.180 | 1.984 | 0.051 | −0.001 | 0.555 |
| Divorced/widowed | 0.494 | 0.293 | 0.132 | 1.683 | 0.096 | −0.090 | 1.077 |
| Working unit (reference: medical) | |||||||
| Surgical | 0.253 | 0.139 | 0.149 | 1.821 | 0.072 | −0.023 | 0.529 |
| OPD | −0.205 | 0.120 | −0.135 | −1.707 | 0.092 | −0.443 | 0.034 |
| Emergency department | −0.280 | 0.151 | −0.190 | −1.857 | 0.067 | −0.579 | 0.020 |
| ICU | −0.034 | 0.188 | −0.013 | −0.181 | 0.857 | −0.409 | 0.340 |
| Pediatric | 0.153 | 0.158 | 0.074 | 0.969 | 0.335 | −0.161 | 0.467 |
| Willingness to continue working the same shift (reference: willing to continue) | |||||||
| Not willing to continue | −0.034 | 0.180 | −0.015 | −0.191 | 0.849 | −0.392 | 0.323 |
| Not sure | 0.120 | 0.119 | 0.074 | 1.005 | 0.318 | −0.118 | 0.358 |
Note: Bold values are significant at 0.05.
Abbreviations: ICU = Intensive Care Unit and OPD = outpatient department.