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. 2020 Nov 25;20:556. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02954-w

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

Overall n = 3006 Nurses n = 583 Physicians n = 2423 x2/t P
Gender, Male, n (%) 1049 (34.9) 40 (6.9) 1009 (41.6) 250.23 < 0.001
Marital status, n (%)
 Unmarried 656 (21.8) 148 (25.4) 508 (21.0) 6.32 0.042
 Married 2266 (75.4) 416 (71.4) 1850 (76.4)
 Divorced/widow 84 (2.8) 19 (3.3) 65 (2.7)
Ethnic (minorities) n (%) 371 (12.3) 58 (9.9) 313 (12.9) 3.83 0.050
Work area, n (%)
 Inpatient 1878 (62.5) 367 (63.0) 1511 (62.4) 45.06 < 0.001
 Outpatient 714 (23.8) 94 (16.1) 620 (25.6)
 ICU/emergency 280 (9.3) 85 (14.6) 195 (8.0)
 Other 134 (4.5) 37 (6.3) 97 (4.0)
Education, n (%)
 Bachelors degree 2029 (67.5) 568 (97.4) 1461 (60.3) 295.42 < 0.001
 Masters 813 (27.0) 14 (2.4) 799 (33.0)
 Ph.D. 164 (5.5) 1 (0.2) 163 (6.7)
WPV, yes, n (%) 1931 (64.2) 337 (57.8) 1594 (65.8) 13.03 < 0.001
Age, years, M ± SD 35.4 ± 8.1 33.0 ± 7.5 35.9 ± 8.1 62.94 < 0.001
LP, years, M ± SD 11.6 ± 8.5 11.1 ± 8.0 11.7 ± 8.6 2.10 0.147
PHQ-9, M ± SD 10.6 ± 6.0 10.6 ± 6.1 10.6 ± 5.9 0.05 0.815
GAD-7, M ± SD 8.3 ± 5.3 8.1 ± 5.4 8.3 ± 5.2 0.39 0.528
EE, M ± SD 26.0 ± 11.7 23.9 ± 11.8 26.5 ± 11.6 22.45 < 0.001
RPA, M ± SD 30.3 ± 14.1 32.3 ± 10.0 34.2 ± 8.9 18.67 < 0.001
Dep, M ± SD 10.4 ± 6.9 9.3 ± 7.0 10.6 ± 6.8 15.96 < 0.001
SFI, M ± SD 6.3 ± 1.6 6.3 ± 1.6 6.2 ± 1.6 2.53 0.112
MISS-HP, M ± SD 46.9 ± 12.7 46.3 ± 12.2 47.1 ± 12.8 2.11 0.146
EMIS-SF, M ± SD 10.2 ± 3.2 9.9 ± 3.2 10.3 ± 3.2 7.05 0.008

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01

M mean, SD standard deviation, WPV workplace violence, LP length of practice, MISS-HP moral injury symptom scale, EMIS-SF Expressions of Moral Injury Scale-short form, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder, EE Emotional Exhaustion, RPA Reduced Personal Accomplishment, Dep Depersonalization, SFI secure flourishing index