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. 2020 Nov 13;8(4):484. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040484

Table 3.

Professional quality of life and perceived stress, according to socio-demographic and occupational characteristics: primary and hospital care.

Characteristcs Variables CS CF BO PSS-14
Variables Variables HC PC HC PC HC PC HC PC
Mean ± SD p-Value Mean ± SD p-Value Mean ± SD p-Value Mean ± SD p-Value Mean ± SD p-Value Mean ± SD p-Value Mean ± SD p-value Mean ± SD p-Value
Gender Female 39.52 ± 6.52 0.767 a 39.19 ± 6.03 0.475 a 20.18 ± 7.51 0.028 a,* 20.21 ± 7.81 0.252 a 24.95 ± 5.80 0.191 a 24.77 ± 6.04 0.151 a 27.02 ± 9.17 0.000 a,** 27.06 ± 6.40 0.130 a
Male 39.78 ± 5.34 38.40 ± 8.12 17.87 ± 7.67 18.92 ± 7.59 23.87 ± 6.46 23.51 ± 6.04 22.54 ± 8.33 24.75 ± 11.03
Marital Status Married 39.25 ± 5.56 0.777 b 39.01 ± 6.59 0.960 b 20.13 ± 7.55 0.218 b 19.76 ± 7.67 0.651 b 24.83 ± 5.85 0.603 b 24.25 ± 5.84 0.168 b 26.32 ± 8.66 0.689 b 26.07 ± 9.36 0.414 b
Single 38.97 ± 7.55 39.10 ± 6.73 19.57 ± 7.33 19.38 ± 8.27 23.74 ± 6.24 23.71 ± 6.91 25.46 ± 10.00 28.14 ± 9.32
Widowed/Divorced 39.58 ± 7.42 38.61 ± 7.23 18.24 ± 7.82 21.26 ± 8.24 24.82 ± 6.19 26.65 ± 6.83 25.29 ± 10.18 28.09 ± 7.74
Contract Permanent 39.45 ± 6.57 0.742 a 38.32 ± 6.91 0.043 a,* 19.01 ± 7.46 0.186 a 20.01 ± 7.74 0.718 a 23.96 ± 5.97 0.049 a,* 24.41 ± 6.04 0.928 a 24.34 ± 9.01 0.004 a,** 26.18 ± 9.34 0.571 a
Temporary 39.69 ± 6.00 40.10 ± 6.03 20.19 ± 7.70 19.63 ± 7.80 25.34 ± 5.91 24.48.611 27.42 ± 9.08 26.88 ± 9.04
Profession Nurse 39.77 ± 6.32 0.261 b 39.82 ± 5.61 0.001 b,** 19.82 ± 7.62 0.359 b 18.99 ± 6.80 0.005 b,** 24.64 ± 5.84 0.324 b 23.99 ± 5.63 0.001 b,** 26.51 ± 9.01 0.048 b,* 26.19 ± 8.54 0.005 b,**
Doctor 38.16 ± 6.54 36.32 ± 8.12 20.16 ± 7.31 22.52 ± 9.31 25.77 ± 6.47 26.51 ± 6.63 26.28 ± 9.47 28.62 ± 10.66
Health technician 40.14 ± 5.45 41.11 ± 6.84 17.97 ± 7.83 18.11 ± 7.70 23.78 ± 6.06 20.83 ± 5.22 22.47 ± 9.19 20.83 ± 6.82
Work shift Dayshift
rotating
40.34 ± 5.47 0.661 b 39.00 ± 1.00 0.999 b 17.23 ± 7.28 0.113 b 16.33 ± 4.04 0.775 b 22.60 ± 4.75 0.023 b,* 24.33 ± 1.16 0.470 b 23.57 ± 9.06 0.170 b 24.00 ± 3.00 0.620 b
Nights
rotating
39.67 ± 6.46 39.00 ± 6.69 20.16 ± 7.64 20.51 ± 7.19 25.07 ± 6.11 24.78 ± 6.42 25.99 ± 8.88 27.12 ± 8.85
Constant
day shift
39.05 ± 6.26 38.97 ± 6.64 19.86 ± 7.57 19.54 ± 8.14 24.86 ± 5.97 24.21 ± 5.89 27.32 ± 9.80 26.06 ± 9.52
Constant
night shift
39.17 ± 7.39 21.67 ± 7.37 28.83 ± 7.20 27.17 ± 6.80

CS = Compassion Satisfaction; CF = Compassion Fatigue; BO = Burnout; PSS-14 = Perceived Stress; HC = Hospital Care; PC = Primary Care; a Student t-Test for independent samples; b one-factor Banova; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05.