Table 2. Associations of sociodemographic, work-related, and personal variables with mental health outcomes (n=270).
| PHQ-4: anxiety and/or depression | AUDIT-3: alcohol dependence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | OR (95%CI) | p-value | OR (95%CI) | p-value | |
| Sociodemographic variables | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 126 (46.47) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Male | 144 (53.33) | 0.64 (0.39-1.04) | 0.07 | 4.74 (2.11-10.66) | <0.001 |
| Age, years | |||||
| ≤ 28 | 170 (62.96) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||
| v> 28 | 100 (37.04) | 1.49 (0.91-2.46) | 0.12 | 0.70 (0.35-1.41) | 0.31 |
| Work-related variables | |||||
| Specialty | |||||
| Clinical | 148 (54.81) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Surgical | 122 (45.19) | 0.94 (0.58-1.52) | 0.79 | 7.04 (3.12-15.88) | <0.001 |
| Work hours per week | |||||
| ≤ 70 | 70 (25.93) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||
| > 70 | 200 (74.07) | 1.11 (0.64-1.93) | 0.86 | 3.05 (1.15-8.09) | 0.02 |
| Number of shifts per month | |||||
| ≤ 8 | 131 (48.52) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||
| > 8 | 139 (51.58) | 1.26 (0.78-2.05) | 0.34 | 3.77 (1.77-8.01) | <0.001 |
| Personal variables | |||||
| Social skills repertoire (SSI-Del-Prette) | |||||
| Satisfactory | 102 (37.78) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Unsatisfactory | 168 (62.22) | 0.262 (0.16-0.44) | <0.001 | 1.31 (0.657-2.62) | 0.44 |
| Big-Five Personality Traits (NEO-FFI-R)* | |||||
| Openness | - | 0.859 (0.67-1.08) | 0.19 | 1.148 (0.84-1.57) | 0.39 |
| Conscientiousness | - | 0.74 (0.58-0.95) | 0.02 | 1.03 (0.74-1.44) | 0.85 |
| Extraversion | - | 0.63 (0.50-0.81) | <0.001 | 1.90 (1.33-2.72) | <0.001 |
| Agreeableness | - | 0.947 (0.73-1.24) | 0.69 | 0.79 (0.55-1.13) | 0.19 |
| Neuroticism | - | 2.77 (2.06-3.73) | <0.001 | 0.65 (0.47-0.90) | 0.01 |
*
Big-Five factors were coded according to the normative standards of the instrument, ranging from 1 as very low to 5 as very high.
95%CI = 95% confidence interval; AUDIT-3 = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-3; NEO-FFI-R = Revised NEO-Five Factor Inventory; OR = odds ratio; PHQ-4 = Patient Health Questionnaire-4; SSI-Del-Prette = Social Skills Inventory.