Table 1.
Socio-demographics, lifestyle and health, work characteristics, and sleep quantity and quality among nursing assistants.
| Cases (n = 650) |
Excluded cases (n = 94) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age | 40.5 ± 13.7 | 38.6 ± 11.4 |
| Gender (female) | 93.0% | 90.9% |
| Race** | ||
| White | 40.5% | 29.8% |
| Black | 50.5% | 44.7% |
| Others | 9.1% | 25.5% |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 31.3% | 31.9% |
| Married | 47.7% | 48.4% |
| Widowed or divorced | 20.9% | 19.8% |
| Education (years) | 12.6 ± 1.3 | 12.8 ± 1.7 |
| Children responsibility (yes) | 58.7% | 65.2% |
| Other dependent responsibility (yes) | 17.4% | 17.4% |
| Smoking (yes)* | 25.8% | 17.8% |
| Sedentary behavior (yes) | 44.5% | 40.4% |
| BMI | 28.9 ± 6.7 | 28.8 ± 5.6 |
| Chronic health conditions (yes)* | 31.8% | 21.5% |
| MSDs (yes) | 44.8% | 41.5% |
| Shift work | ||
| Day | 40.9% | 48.8% |
| Evening | 21.7% | 23.3% |
| Night | 16.5% | 8.1% |
| Rotating | 20.9% | 19.8% |
| Shift length (hours/shift) | 8.1 ± 2.0 | 8.1 ± 1.1 |
| Work hours/two weeks | 66.8 ± 23.6 | 72.3 ± 22.4 |
| Other paid jobs (yes)** | 16.8% | 29.0% |
| Physical demands** | 12.8 ± 3.4 | 11.7 ± 3.4 |
| Physical safety** | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.9 ± 0.5 |
| Violence at work | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 2.4 ± 1.7 |
| Psychological demands | 10.9 ± 1.9 | 10.6 ± 1.9 |
| Decision latitude | 66.2 ± 9.7 | 67.5 ± 12.1 |
| Social support** | 10.9 ± 2.4 | 11.9 ± 2.1 |
| Schedule control* | 5.6 ± 1.5 | 5.3 ± 1.4 |
| Work-family conflict | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.6 |
| Sleep quantity (≤6 h/day) | 45.5% | – |
| Sleep quality (poor) | 22.6% | – |
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.01.