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. 2018 Feb;72(1):62–67. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2017.72.62-67

Table 3. Association between characteristics and depression in mental health nurses (n=110).

Characteristics Depression (PHQ-2 ≥ 3) COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Yes (n=58) No (n=52)
Gender
Male (reference group) 21 (53.8%) 18 (46.2%) 1
Female 37 (52.1%) 34 (47.9%) 0.93 (0.43, 2.04)
Age (years) 44.69 ± 6.04 40.35 ± 4.77 1.15 (1.07, 1.24)** 1.13 (1.00, 1.26)**
Marital status
Married (reference group) 25 (38.5%) 40 (61.5%) 1 1
Single 20 (66.7%) 10 (33.3%) 3.20 (1.29, 7.94)** 10.30 (2.83, 37.46)**
Divorced/Widowed 13 (66.7%) 2 (13.3%) 10.40 (2.16, 50.01)** 10.21 (1.74, 59.80)**
Educational level
High school (reference group) 23 (40.4%) 34 (59.6%) 1
University/Technical university 23 (65.7%) 12 (34.3%) 2.83 (1.18, 6.80)**
Postgraduate degree 12 (66.7%) 6 (33.3%) 2.96 (0.97, 9.01)*
Working experience in nursing (years) 17.71 ± 5.15 13.52 ± 5.39 1.17 (1.07, 1.26)** 1.16 (1.02, 1.32)**
Working position
Nurse assistant (reference group) 24 (40.7%) 35 (59.3%) 1 1
Nurse 28 (68.3%) 13 (31.7%) 3.14 (1.36, 7.26)** 2.93 (1.03, 8.34)**
Head of department 6 (60.0%) 4 (40.0%) 2.19 (0.56, 8.59) 0.68 (0.11, 4.29)
Shift
Rotated (reference group) 50 (52.6%) 45 (47.4%) 1
Morning 8 (53.3%) 7 (46.7%) 1.03 (0.35, 3.06)
*p<0.10 **p<0.05 COR = Crude Odds Ratio AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio
Data shown as n (%) for categorical variables or mean ± st. dev. for continuous variables.
Hosmer-Lemeshow test: p=0.829 Adjusted Nagelkerke R2 = 46.5% Overall Predictive Ability = 78.2%