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

Table 4. Association between characteristics and anxiety in mental health nurses (n=110).

Characteristics Anxiety (GAD-2 ≥ 3) COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Yes (n=53) No (n=57)
Gender
Male (reference group) 17 (43.6%) 22 (56.4%) 1
Female 36 (50.7%) 35 (49.3%) 1.33 (0.61, 2.92)
Age (years) 44.15 ± 6.22 41.23 ± 5.18 1.09 (1.02, 1.17)** 1.11 (1.03, 1.21)**
Marital status
Married (reference group) 25 (38.5%) 40 (61.5%) 1 1
Single 19 (63.3%) 11 (36.7%) 2.76 (1.13, 6.76)** 4.63 (1.57, 13.65)**
Divorced/Widowed 9 (60.0%) 6 (40.0%) 2.40 (0.76, 7.56) 1.81 (0.53, 6.23)
Educational level
High school (reference group) 19 (33.3%) 38 (66.7%) 1 1
University/Technical university 21 (60.0%) 14 (40.0%) 3.00 (1.25, 7.18)** 3.44 (1.31, 9.04)**
Postgraduate degree 13 (72.2%) 5 (27.8%) 5.20 (1.62, 16.74)** 4.24 (1.20, 15.03)**
Working experience in nursing (years) 17.08 ± 4.96 14.47 ± 5.99 1.09 (1.02, 1.17)**
Working position
Nurse assistant (reference group) 20 (33.9%) 39 (66.1%) 1
Nurse 26 (63.4%) 15 (36.6%) 3.38 (1.47, 7.78)**
Head of department 7 (70.0%) 3 (30.0%) 4.55 (1.06, 19.51)**
Shift
Rotated (reference group) 44 (46.3%) 51 (53.7%) 1
Morning 9 (60.0%) 6 (40.0%) 1.74 (0.57, 5.27)
*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=0.854 Adjusted Nagelkerke R2 = 26.9% Overall Predictive Ability = 70.0%