Table 4.
The average perceived stress scale score according to sociodemographic and work characteristics and level of satisfaction.
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) | P value | |
| Age (years) |
|
.49 | |
|
|
<30 | 21.8 (5.68) | —a |
|
|
≥30 | 21.4 (5.86) | — |
| Gender |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Male | 21.0 (5.69) | — |
|
|
Female | 23.3 (5.88) | — |
| Marital status |
|
.74 | |
|
|
Married | 21.7 (5.63) | — |
|
|
Single | 21.5 (6.13) | — |
| Specialty |
|
.02 | |
|
|
Surgery | 21.6 (6.30) | — |
|
|
Internal medicine | 22.2 (5.98) | — |
|
|
Pediatrics | 22.2 (5.55) | — |
|
|
Radiology | 20.5 (6.42) | — |
|
|
Anesthesia | 19.2 (4.92) | — |
|
|
Obstetrics and gynecology | 23.6 (5.43) | — |
|
|
Orthopedics | 22.6 (5.14) | — |
|
|
Others | 21.4 (5.49) | — |
| Residency years |
|
.33 | |
|
|
First | 21.3 (5.68) | — |
|
|
Second | 22.5 (5.93) | — |
|
|
Third | 21.8 (5.96) | — |
|
|
Fourth | 21.2 (5.94) | — |
|
|
Fifth | 21.0 (5.64) | — |
| Emergency cases |
|
.65 | |
|
|
Yes | 21.6 (5.79) | — |
|
|
No | 22.1 (6.74) | — |
| Night shift |
|
.005 | |
|
|
1-5 | 20.2 (6.17) | — |
|
|
>5 | 22.0 (5.69) | — |
| Inpatients treated per day |
|
.02 | |
|
|
≤15 | 21.0 (6.02) | — |
|
|
>15 | 22.3 (5.61) | — |
| Outpatients treated per day |
|
.007 | |
|
|
≤35 | 20.8 (5.88) | — |
|
|
>35 | 22.2 (5.56) | — |
| Comfortable working environment |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 17.7 (6.16) | — |
|
|
No | 22.3 (5.49) | — |
| Satisfied with income |
|
.002 | |
|
|
Yes | 18.4 (5.94) | — |
|
|
No | 21.8 (5.78) | — |
| Satisfied with the relationships with colleagues |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Satisfied | 20.9 (5.89) | — |
|
|
Dissatisfied | 23.5 (5.30) | — |
|
|
Not sure | 23.4 (5.36) | — |
| Satisfied with training program | — | <.001 | |
|
|
Satisfied | 19.2 (5.91) | — |
|
|
Dissatisfied | 22.6 (5.67) | — |
|
|
Not sure | 21.4 (5.32) | — |
aNot applicable.