Table 1.
General Characteristics and Differences in MERS-CoV-related Burnout (N = 215).
| Variables | Characteristics | n (%) | Burnout Mean ± SD |
t or F (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Gender | Female | 201 (93.5) | 3.02 ± 0.46 | 0.04 |
| Male | 14 (6.5) | 3.04 ± 0.47 | (.841) | |
| Age (yr, Mean ± SD, range) | 28.17 ± 5.45 (22.00–46.00) | |||
| Marital status | Single | 172 (80.0) | 3.04 ± 0.45 | 2.59 |
| Married | 43 (20.0) | 2.92 ± 0.47 | (.109) | |
| Child | Yes | 29 (13.5) | 2.96 ± 0.46 | 0.65 |
| No | 186 (86.5) | 3.03 ± 0.46 | (.422) | |
| Religion | Yes | 67 (31.2) | 3.01 ± 0.43 | 0.08 |
| No | 148 (68.8) | 3.03 ± 0.48 | (.779) | |
| Education level | Diploma | 87 (40.5) | 3.09 ± 0.48 | 3.01 |
| BSN | 99 (46.0) | 3.01 ± 0.45 | (.052) | |
| ≥ MSN | 29 (13.5) | 2.84 ± 0.41 | ||
| Live with family | Yes | 127 (64.2) | 3.02 ± 0.48 | 0.02 |
| No | 88 (35.8) | 3.02 ± 0.43 | (.978) | |
| Work-related characteristics | ||||
| Hospital beds (Mean ± SD, range) | 857.37 ± 494.40 (250.00–1,737.00) | |||
| Length of clinical experience (yr, Mean ± SD, range) |
2.58 ± 2.33 (0.10–9.00) | |||
| Monthly salary (10,000 won) |
< 300 | 172 (80.0) | 3.04 ± 0.47 | 1.43 |
| ≥ 300 | 42 (20.0) | 2.94 ± 0.39 | (.233) | |
| Position | Staff | 184 (85.6) | 3.04 ± 0.45 | 2.06 |
| Charge or higher | 31 (14.4) | 2.91 ± 0.52 | (.152) | |
| Three-shift system | Yes | 183 (85.1) | 3.07 ± 0.46 | 12.99 |
| No | 32 (14.9) | 2.76 ± 0.38 | (< .001) | |
| Experience in caring for MERS-CoV-infected or MERS-CoV-suspected patients | Yes | 119 (55.3) | 3.09 ± 0.48 | 6.34 |
| No | 96 (44.7) | 2.93 ± 0.42 | (.013) | |
Note. MERS-CoV = Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; BSN = Bachelor of Science in Nursing; MSN = Master of Science in Nursing.