Table 2.
Demographic and related characteristics of each profile (n = 1,108).
| Variables | Low-stress profile (n = 112) | Moderate-stress profile (n = 297) | High-stress profile (n = 579) | Shift-work-dominant profile (n = 120) | χ2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 7.460 | 0.280 | ||||
| 20 ~ 29 | 28 (25.00) | 59 (19.87) | 138 (23.83) | 21 (17.50) | ||
| 30 ~ 39 | 72 (64.29) | 189 (63.64) | 364 (62.87) | 86 (71.67) | ||
| 40~ | 12 (10.71) | 49 (16.50) | 77 (13.30) | 13 (10.83) | ||
| Education | 0.598 | 0.897 | ||||
| Associate degree | 8 (7.14) | 21 (7.07) | 45 (7.77) | 7 (5.83) | ||
| Undergraduate degree and above | 104 (92.86) | 276 (92.93) | 534 (92.23) | 113 (94.17) | ||
| Professional title | 5.404 | 0.493 | ||||
| Junior-level | 50 (44.64) | 145 (48.82) | 267 (46.11) | 55 (45.83) | ||
| Intermediate-level | 57 (50.89) | 132 (44.44) | 285 (49.22) | 62 (51.67) | ||
| Senior-level | 5 (4.46) | 20 (6.73) | 27 (4.66) | 3 (2.50) | ||
| Employment types | 4.910 | 0.178 | ||||
| Non-permanent staff | 82 (73.21) | 199 (67.00) | 425 (73.40) | 81 (67.50) | ||
| Permanent employee | 30 (26.79) | 98 (33.00) | 154 (26.60) | 39 (32.50) | ||
| Nursing experience (years) | 20.364 | 0.061 | ||||
| <5 | 30 (26.79) | 52 (17.51) | 151 (26.08) | 29 (24.17) | ||
| 6 ~ 10 | 33 (29.46) | 125 (42.09) | 202 (34.89) | 47 (39.17) | ||
| 11 ~ 15 | 26 (23.21) | 52 (17.51) | 106 (18.31) | 21 (17.50) | ||
| 16 ~ 20 | 17 (15.18) | 42 (14.14) | 94 (16.23) | 18 (15.00) | ||
| 21~ | 6 (5.36) | 26 (8.75) | 26 (4.49) | 5 (4.17) | ||
| Night shift (per month) | 40.350 | <0.001 | ||||
| 1 ~ 5 | 57 (50.89) | 134 (45.12) | 198 (34.20) | 22 (18.33) | ||
| 6 ~ 10 | 10 (8.93) | 24 (8.08) | 60 (10.36) | 15 (12.50) | ||
| 11 ~ 15 | 17 (15.18) | 57 (19.19) | 109 (18.83) | 33 (27.50) | ||
| 16~ | 28 (25.00) | 82 (27.61) | 212 (36.61) | 50 (41.67) | ||
| Nursing patients (per day) | 23.856 | 0.005 | ||||
| <4 | 31 (27.68) | 73 (24.58) | 103 (17.79) | 17 (14.17) | ||
| 4 ~ 8 | 22 (19.64) | 51 (17.17) | 111 (19.17) | 23 (19.17) | ||
| 8 ~ 12 | 23 (20.54) | 58 (19.53) | 105 (18.13) | 13 (10.83) | ||
| 12~ | 36 (32.14) | 115 (38.72) | 260 (44.91) | 67 (55.83) | ||
| Average monthly income | 8.989 | 0.178 | ||||
| <5,000 | 73 (65.18) | 165 (55.56) | 328 (56.65) | 56 (46.67) | ||
| 5–10,000 | 28 (25.00) | 94 (31.65) | 188 (32.47) | 46 (38.33) | ||
| 10,000~ | 11 (9.82) | 38 (12.79) | 63 (10.88) | 18 (15.00) | ||
| Family atmosphere | 39.847 | <0.001 | ||||
| Great | 100 (89.29) | 226 (76.09) | 371 (64.08) | 72 (60.00) | ||
| Average or poor | 12 (10.71) | 71 (23.91) | 208 (35.92) | 48 (40.00) | ||
| Child’s physical condition | 13.969 | 0.003 | ||||
| Healthy | 108 (96.43) | 271 (91.25) | 504 (87.05) | 101 (84.17) | ||
| Unhealthy | 4 (3.57) | 26 (8.75) | 75 (12.95) | 19 (15.83) | ||
| Number of children | 42.201 | <0.001 | ||||
| 1 | 86 (76.79) | 182 (61.28) | 295 (50.95) | 56 (46.67) | ||
| 2 | 20 (17.86) | 101 (34.01) | 252 (43.52) | 49 (40.83) | ||
| 3~ | 6 (5.36) | 14 (4.71) | 32 (5.53) | 15 (12.50) | ||
| Parenting helper | 36.652 | <0.001 | ||||
| Always | 66 (58.93) | 133 (44.78) | 190 (32.82) | 37 (30.83) | ||
| Occasionally | 24 (21.43) | 96 (32.32) | 234 (40.41) | 47 (39.17) | ||
| Never | 22 (19.64) | 68 (22.90) | 155 (26.77) | 36 (30.00) | ||
| Department | 19.460 | 0.364 | ||||
| Internal medicine system | 32 (28.57) | 72 (24.24) | 145 (25.04) | 31 (25.83) | ||
| Surgical system | 26 (23.21) | 77 (25.93) | 163 (28.15) | 28 (23.33) | ||
| Gynecology and obstetrics system | 13 (11.61) | 41 (13.80) | 46 (7.94) | 17 (14.17) | ||
| Pediatric system | 21 (18.75) | 46 (15.49) | 100 (17.27) | 19 (15.83) | ||
| Outpatient and emergency system | 15 (13.39) | 37 (12.46) | 73 (12.61) | 13 (10.83) | ||
| Critical care system | 3 (2.68) | 12 (4.04) | 37 (6.39) | 10 (8.33) | ||
| Function department | 2 (1.79) | 12 (4.04) | 15 (2.59) | 2 (1.67) | ||
| Department atmosphere | 27.720 | <0.001 | ||||
| Great | 100 (89.29) | 250 (84.18) | 425 (73.40) | 82 (68.33) | ||
| Average or poor | 12 (10.71) | 47 (15.82) | 154 (26.60) | 38 (31.67) |