| Age (years)–mean (SD) |
38.2 (10.2) |
36.4 (8.2) |
41.0 (9.2) |
35.5 (8.9) |
0.157 |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Did not respond
|
0 (0%) |
1 (4%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0.058 |
| Married/living with partner
|
11 (58%) |
16 (64%) |
17 (65%) |
9 (39%) |
| Separated/divorced
|
3 (16%) |
6 (24%) |
2 (8%) |
2 (9%) |
| Single
|
5 (26%) |
2 (8%) |
7 (27%) |
11 (48%) |
| Widow
|
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (4%) |
| Has children |
9 (47%) |
19 (76%) |
21 (81%) |
10 (43%) |
0.011 |
| Number of children |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1
|
2 (22%) |
10 (53%) |
9 (43%) |
6 (60%) |
|
| 2
|
6 (67%) |
7 (37%) |
10 (48%) |
3 (30%) |
|
| 3
|
1 (11%) |
1 (5%) |
2 (10%) |
1 (10%) |
|
| 4
|
0 (0%) |
1 (5%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
|
| Education level |
|
|
|
|
0.192 |
| Technical
|
1 (5%) |
7 (29%) |
9 (36%) |
9 (41%) |
| Undergraduate
|
13 (68%) |
16 (67%) |
12 (48%) |
9 (41%) |
| Graduate
|
5 (26%) |
1 (4%) |
4 (16%) |
4 (18%) |
| Time since degree–median (IQR) |
8.0(2.0–18.0) |
10.0(7.0–14.0) |
10.0(7.0–18.0) |
6.5(4.0–14.0) |
0.722 |
| Time of experience working in the field–median (IQR) |
3.0(2.0–10.0) |
7.0(3.0–10.0) |
7.0(3.0–14.0) |
6.0(3.0–13.0) |
0.410 |
| Work area |
|
|
|
|
|
| Did not respond
|
0 (0%) |
1 (4%) |
0 (0%) |
2 (9%) |
0.348 |
| Open sector
|
13 (68%) |
21 (84%) |
19 (73%) |
18 (78%) |
| Closed sector
|
6 (32%) |
3 (12%) |
7 (27%) |
3 (13%) |
| Work hours |
|
|
|
|
|
| Full time
|
13 (68%) |
16 (64%) |
14 (54%) |
13 (57%) |
0.860 |
| Morning only
|
3 (16%) |
4 (16%) |
6 (23%) |
7 (30%) |
| Afternoon only
|
3 (16%) |
5 (20%) |
6 (23%) |
3 (13%) |
| Approximate monthly income |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 to 3 sal.
|
3 (16%) |
4 (16%) |
2 (8%) |
7 (30%) |
0.174 |
| 4 to 10 sal.
|
8 (42%) |
16 (64%) |
17 (68%) |
14 (61%) |
| More than 10 sal.
|
8 (42%) |
5 (20%) |
6 (24%) |
2 (9%) |
| Undergoing financial difficulties |
4 (21%) |
5 (20%) |
10 (38%) |
7 (30%) |
0.435 |
| Undergoing physical or emotional difficulties |
6 (32%) |
12 (48%) |
12 (46%) |
7 (30%) |
0.472 |
| Frequently-performed self-care |
|
|
|
|
|
| Healthy, balancedNutrition at regular hours
|
10 (53%) |
14 (56%) |
13 (50%) |
14 (61%) |
0.888 |
| Regular physical activity
|
10 (53%) |
8 (32%) |
6 (23%) |
6 (26%) |
0.171 |
| Eight hours of sleep/day
|
5 (26%) |
6 (24%) |
10 (38%) |
3 (13%) |
0.247 |
| Acupuncture
|
1 (5%) |
1 (4%) |
0 (0%) |
2 (9%) |
0.481 |
| Massage
|
1 (5%) |
3 (12%) |
2 (8%) |
2 (9%) |
0.922 |
| Spiritual activity
|
7 (37%) |
11 (44%) |
9 (35%) |
12 (52%) |
0.613 |
| Meditation
|
1 (5%) |
1 (4%) |
1 (4%) |
3 (13%) |
0.621 |
| Leisure
|
12 (63%) |
15 (60%) |
11 (42%) |
12 (52%) |
0.482 |
| Has a spiritual belief |
15 (79%) |
24 (96%) |
22 (85%) |
20 (87%) |
0.367 |
| Performs any otherself-care activities |
9 (47%) |
11 (44%) |
11 (42%) |
11 (48%) |
0.939 |
| Frequency of self-care |
|
|
|
|
|
| More than four times a week
|
2 (22%) |
5 (45%) |
2 (17%) |
2 (17%) |
0.175 |
| One to four times a week
|
6 (67%) |
4 (36%) |
6 (50%) |
10 (83%) |
| Less than once a week
|
1 (11%) |
2 (18%) |
4 (33%) |
0 (0%) |
