Table 2.

Mean Scores for Nursing Intention of Nurses According to General Characteristics and Conditions During the MERS Outbreak.

Variables	Categories	1st hand			2nd hand			Group comparison: 1st hand vs. 2nd hand
		Mean ± SD	t or F	p	Mean ± SD	t or F	p	t	p
Personal characteristics
Gender	Female	16.94 ± 2.51	−0.81	.419	15.60 ± 2.73	−0.17	.866	−4.44	<.001
	Male	15.50 ± 0.71			15.33 ± 3.21			−0.07	.950
Age (yr)	20–29	16.87 ± 2.62	2.11	.100	15.62 ± 3.03	0.31	.818	−2.67	.008
	30–39	16.69 ± 2.56			15.32 ± 2.22			−2.68	.009
	40–49	17.06 ± 2.11			16.00 ± 2.42			−1.62	.135
	≥50	17.50 ± 3.03			20.00 ± 1.41			1.11	.293
Marriage	No	16.86 ± 2.58	−0.37	.713	15.37 ± 2.87	−1.52	.131	−3.77	.001
	Yes	17.02 ± 2.39			16.03 ± 2.40			−2.20	.030
No. of child	0	16.80 ± 2.57	1.41	.241	15.36 ± 2.82	0.62	.606	−3.76	.001
	1	17.14 ± 2.28			16.41 ± 2.32			−0.97	.340
	2	17.28 ± 2.39			16.18 ± 2.53			−1.54	.130
	≥3	16.00 ± 2.76			15.20 ± 2.59			−0.49	.634
Career-related characteristics
Clinical experience (yr)	<5	17.08 ± 2.55	0.58	.560	15.72 ± 3.04	0.81	.449	−2.91	.004
	5–10	16.42 ± 2.55			15.23 ± 2.31			−2.12	.037
	>10	17.04 ± 2.39			15.78 ± 2.40			−2.37	.020
Position	Staff nurse	16.89 ± 2.62	−0.46	.646	15.56 ± 2.68	−1.17	.245	−4.19	<.001
	Head nurse	17.09 ± 1.69			17.00 ± 4.18			−0.05	.964
Working division	Ward	16.90 ± 2.55	1.10	.351	15.54 ± 2.94	0.59	.625	−3.57	.001
	Outpatient	17.29 ± 4.03			16.00 ± 3.10			−0.64	.538
	Special carea	16.57 ± 2.08			15.32 ± 1.98			−2.41	.019
	Other careb	17.67 ± 1.92			17.11 ± 1.45			−0.72	.478
Duty type	8-hour shifts	16.90 ± 2.60	2.78	.065	15.45 ± 2.77	0.28	.754	−4.14	<.001
	Daytime only	18.00 ± 1.00			14.00 ± 1.73			−3.46	.026
	Other typec	16.89 ± 2.29			16.71 ± 2.26			−0.31	.760
Daily contact with patients	Yes	16.94 ± 2.56	−0.25	.804	15.55 ± 2.77	1.85	.093	−4.38	<.001
	No	16.75 ± 1.66			16.50 ± 1.31			−0.36	.725
Hospital condition during the outbreak
Hospital Type	Treat with authorized beds	17.66 ± 2.55†	11.79	<.001	16.68 ± 2.45‡	11.32	<.001	−2.49	.014
	Treat without authorized beds	16.07 ± 1.62			14.71 ± 2.14			−2.21	.032
	Screening	15.65 ± 2.03			14.80 ± 2.94			−1.71	.116
Goods supply	Sufficient	17.10 ± 2.45	3.47	.034§	15.91 ± 2.58	2.04	.134	−3.67	.001
	Insufficient	16.44 ± 3.03			14.52 ± 3.53			−1.79	.065
	unknown	15.60 ± 1.58			14.95 ± 2.11			−0.86	.399
Personal condition regarding the outbreak
Isolation experience	Yes	16.17 ± 2.48	0.76	.451	15.00 ± 0.00	0.22	.826	−0.43	.682
	No	16.96 ± 2.50			15.60 ± 2.73			−4.46	<.001
Prior knowledge about MERS	A lot	17.26 ± 2.47	0.26	.768	16.07 ± 2.06	2.80	.064	−1.47	.152
	Moderate	16.47 ± 2.18			15.60 ± 2.95			−2.28	.032
	A little	17.51 ± 2.86			15.47 ± 2.42			−3.82	.001

Note. ANOVA = analysis of variance; MERS = Middle East respiratory syndrome; SD = standard deviation.

Student's t tests and ANOVA were performed. Post hoc analysis was done with Scheffe test. P < .05 were considered as statistically significant.

^aSpecial care division included emergency care unit, operation room, and delivery room.

^bOther care included medical support divisions such as administration, laboratory, and medical check-up.

^cOther duty type included nighttime only, and full-time.

^†Significant differences versus all other groups.

^‡Significant difference versus screening.

^§Although significant, post hoc analysis results revealed no significant differences between the groups.