Table 1.
The characteristics of the nurses (N = 11,183)
| Variables | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Location | Hunan | 2,342 | (20.9) |
| Xinjiang | 3,083 | (27.6) | |
| Chongqing | 5,758 | (51.5) | |
| Gender | Male | 372 | (3.3) |
| Female | 10,811 | (96.7) | |
| Age | 20–29 years | 5,516 | (49.3) |
| 30–39 years | 4,464 | (39.9) | |
| ≧40 years | 1,203 | (10.8) | |
| Professional qualification | Primary (registered nurses) | 8,258 | (73.8) |
| Middle (nurses in charge) | 2,448 | (21.9) | |
| Senior (chief nurses) | 477 | (4.3) | |
| Political party membership | No | 9,809 | (87.7) |
| The Communist Party of China | 1,260 | (11.3) | |
| Other democratic parties | 114 | (1.0) | |
| Education | Associate degree | 4,863 | (43.5) |
| Bachelor degree | 6,224 | (55.7) | |
| Master degree or above | 96 | (0.8) | |
| Working departments | Emergency department | 706 | (6.3) |
| Infectious departments | 405 | (3.6) | |
| Critical care units | 1,306 | (11.7) | |
| Other departments | 8,757 | (78.4) | |
| Marital status | Married | 7,750 | (69.3) |
| Others (Single, divorced, or widowed) | 3,433 | (30.7) | |
| No. of children | 0 | 4,307 | (38.5) |
| 1 | 4,783 | (42.8) | |
| ≧2 | 2093 | (18.7) | |
| Living with the parents | Yes | 5,942 | (53.1) |
| No | 5,241 | (46.9) | |
| Attitude of your family | Strongly support | 3,966 | (35.5) |
| Support | 4,389 | (39.2) | |
| A bit not support | 2,481 | (22.2) | |
| Not support at all | 347 | (3.1) | |
| Experience | |||
| Participated in similar public health crisis | Yes | 742 | (6.6) |
| No | 10,441 | (93.4) | |
| Friends or family had participated in similar public health crisis | Yes | 2,884 | (25.8) |
| No | 8,299 | (74.2) | |
| With isolated colleagues | Yes | 564 | (5.0) |
| No | 10,619 | (95.0) | |
| Close contacts with COVID−19 patients | Yes | 892 | (8.0) |
| No | 10,291 | (92.0) | |
| Training condition | |||
| Received training for COVID−19 | Frequently | 8,985 | (80.3) |
| Sometimes | 1970 | (17.6) | |
| No | 228 | (2.0) | |
| Understanding of related knowledge | Very good understanding | 1594 | (14.3) |
| Good understanding | 6,741 | (60.3) | |
| Partly understanding | 2,786 | (24.9) | |
| Not understanding | 62 | (0.6) | |
| Time spent on learning related knowledge | <1h per day | 5,244 | (46.89) |
| 1−3h per day | 5,318 | (47.55) | |
| >3h per day | 621 | (5.55) | |
| Personal health | |||
| Health status | Energetic and spirited | 2072 | (18.5) |
| As stable as before | 4,909 | (43.9) | |
| Felt depressed | 2,709 | (24.2) | |
| Unhappy for a long time | 349 | (3.1) | |
| Sleep disorders | 955 | (8.5) | |
| Others | 189 | (1.7) | |
| Stress level a | Range: 0 –100 | 57.84 | 23.11 |
| Anxiety level a | Range: 0 –100 | 52.80 | 23.78 |
| Perceptions | |||
| Perceived greatest benefit | Honorary certification | 63 | (0.6) |
| Economic compensation | 87 | (0.8) | |
| To promote professional skills | 1,363 | (12.2) | |
| To get promoted | 128 | (1.1) | |
| To realize personal value | 6,323 | (56.5) | |
| To contribute to the society | 3,027 | (27.1) | |
| Others | 192 | (1.7) | |
| Perceived worst outcome | Being infected | 5,775 | (51.6) |
| Psychological distress | 196 | (1.8) | |
| Isolated from the family | 2045 | (18.3) | |
| Unable to take care of family | 2,747 | (24.6) | |
| Others | 420 | (3.8) | |
| The key facilitator for the willingness decision | Promise from administrators | 603 | (5.4) |
| Family support | 2,675 | (23.9) | |
| Encouragement of administrators | 839 | (7.5) | |
| The impact of role models | 3,757 | (33.6) | |
| Professional ability | 2,921 | (26.1) | |
| Others | 388 | (3.5) | |
| The key barrier for the willingness decision | Family's disagreement | 5,101 | (45.6) |
| The rapid epidemic | 1,197 | (10.7) | |
| Experience of front‐line nurses | 604 | (5.4) | |
| Uncertainty in working time | 513 | (4.6) | |
| Lack of protective equipment | 2,755 | (24.6) | |
| Others | 1,013 | (9.1) | |
| Bought insurance | Yes | 2,500 | (22.4) |
| No | 8,683 | (77.6) | |
| Willingness to help Hubei | Yes | 9,331 | (83.4) |
| No | 1852 | (16.6) | |
a
variables presented as mean, standard deviation.