Table 1.
Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the frontline nurses (n = 2014).
| Sociodemographic variables | Mean (SD) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 260 (12.9%) | |
| Female | 1754 (87.1%) | |
| Age (years): mean (SD) | 30.99 (6.17) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 1230 (61.1%) | |
| Other marital status† | 784 (38.9%) | |
| Had one or more children | ||
| Yes | 1100 (54.6%) | |
| No | 914 (45.4%) | |
| Monthly household income (USD/month) | ||
| ≤1440 | 1109 (55.1%) | |
| >1440 | 905 (44.9%) | |
| Education | ||
| Diploma or lower | 441 (21.9%) | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 1573 (78.1%) | |
| Professional title | ||
| Junior | 1495 (74.2%) | |
| Intermediate and senior | 519 (25.8%) | |
| Clinical experience (months) | 107.76 (78.09) | |
| Working duration as frontline nurse during the COVID-19 outbreak (days) | 20.72 (12.94) | |
| Average working hours/shift | 6.57 (1.90) | |
| Wuhan as original working place | ||
| Yes | 1324 (65.7%) | |
| No | 690 (34.3%) | |
| Reasons for being dispatched to Wuhan (n = 690) | ||
| Delegated by the hospital, willingly or unwillingly | 214 (31.0%) | |
| Voluntary | 476 (69.0%) | |
| Position in original hospital | ||
| Bedside nurse | 1818 (90.3%) | |
| Head nurse or nurse director (including vice-director) | 196 (9.7%) | |
| Position in the hospital at Wuhan | ||
| Bedside nurse | 1894 (94.0%) | |
| Head nurse or nurse director (including vice-director) | 120 (6.0%) | |
| Working wards changed | ||
| Yes | 747 (37.1%) | |
| No | 1267 (62.9%) | |
| Prior training about caring patients with infectious diseases | ||
| Yes | 1654 (82.1%) | |
| No | 360 (17.9%) | |
| Prior experience of caring patients with infectious diseases | ||
| Yes | 785 (39.0%) | |
| No | 1229 (61.0%) | |
| Confidence in caring COVID-19 patientsa | ||
| Unconfident | 796 (39.5%) | |
| Confident | 1218 (60.5%) | |
| Confidence in self-protectiona | ||
| Unconfident | 863 (42.9%) | |
| Confident | 1151 (57.1%) | |
| Evaluation of work safety while caring COVID-19 patientsb | ||
| Unsafe | 844 (41.9%) | |
| Safe | 1170 (58.1%) | |
| Belief in your family's readiness to cope with this COVID-19 outbreak | ||
| Not believe | 586 (29.1%) | |
| Believe | 1428 (70.9%) | |
| Belief in your colleagues’ readiness to cope with this COVID-19 outbreak | ||
| Not believe | 413 (20.5%) | |
| Believe | 1601 (79.5%) | |
| Belief in your hospital's readiness to cope with this COVID-19 outbreak | ||
| Not believe | 361 (17.9%) | |
| Believe | 1653 (82.1%) | |
| Willingness to participate in frontline work during the COVID-19 outbreak | ||
| Yes | 1950 (96.8%) | |
| No | 64 (3.2%) |
†
Including single, divorced, or separated.
a
Measured by a 5-point scale and regrouped into two categories: Unconfident, including “1=Very unconfident”, “2=Unconfident”, and “3=Somewhat confident”, and Confident, including “4=Confident” and “5=Very confident”.
b
Measured by a 5-point scale and regrouped into two categories: Unsafe, including “1=Very unsafe”, “2=Unsafe”, and “3=Somewhat Safe”, and Safe, including “4=Safe” and “5=Very safe”.