Table 3.
Differences in characteristics and perceptions between nurses without burnout syndrome (BOS) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those with BOS but not PTSD and those with both BOS and PTSD.
| No BOS or PTSD N = 46 | BOS but no PTSD N = 87 | BOS and PTSD N= 31 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (yrs) | 34 ± 10 | 35 ± 9 | 37 ±9 | 0.30 |
| Mean Years in Practice | 7 ± 9 | 9 ± 9 | 11 ± 10 | 0.28 |
| Mean years in Current Area | 6 ± 7 | 6 ± 7 | 8 ± 7 | 0.38 |
| Current Area of Practice | 0.52 | |||
| General medical (n = 35) | 15 (33%) | 13 (15%) | 7 (23%) | |
| General surgical (n =39) | 8 (17%) | 23 (26%) | 8 (26%) | |
| Oncology (n = 31) | 10 (22%) | 16 (18%) | 5 (16%) | |
| Pediatric intensive care (n = 35) | 8 (17%) | 21 (24%) | 6 (19%) | |
| Emergency room (n = 24) | 5 (11%) | 14 (16%) | 5 (16%) | |
| How often nurses help each other with patient care? a, | 3.9 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 0.001 |
| I have confidence in the nurses with whom I work? b | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 3.2 ±0.9 | 0.001 |
| I have confidence in the physicians with whom I work? b | 3.6 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 0.11 |
| I Feel like part of a team b | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | <0.001 |
| The direct patient care I provide is one of the primary factors affecting the outcome of those patients b | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 0.01 |
| Positive screen for Anxiety by the HADS | 0 (0%) | 10 (11%) | 17 (55%) | <0.001 |
| Positive screen for Depression by the HADS | 1 (2%) | 4 (5%) | 12 (39%) | <0.001 |
| Considering changing careers | 5 (11%) | 30 (34%) | 18 (58%) | <0.001 |
a
– based on scale 0= “Never” 1= “Almost never” 2= “Sometimes” 3= “Fairly often” 4= “Very often”
b
– based on scale 0= “Strongly disagree” 1= “Disagree” 2= “Neither agree nor disagree” 3= “Agree” 4= “Strongly agree”