Table 3.
Nurse Characteristics by Perceived Stress Level.
| Perceived Stress (Brain/Emotional
State) |
ANOVA |
Kruskal–Wallis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Descriptive | Feeling great! | Feeling good | A little stressed | Definitely stressed | Stressed out! | F | p value | χ2 | p value |
| Age | n | 19 | 87 | 83 | 56 | 13 | 2.92 | 0.5709 | ||
| M ± SD | 38.4 ± 10.0 | 37.2 ± 11.3 | 35.7 ± 11.7 | 36.9 ± 10.2 | 37.8 ± 10.7 | |||||
| Median (range) | 38.0 (25.0–56.0) | 34.0 (21.0–65.0) | 33.0 (20.0–63.0) | 34.5 (23.0–64.0) | 37.0 (22.0–54.0) | |||||
| Time on job | n | 22 | 92 | 84 | 57 | 15 | 2.16 | 0.7077 | ||
| M ± SD | 9.5 ± 10.4 | 10.9 ± 10.9 | 8.9 ± 9.5 | 8.3 ± 8.2 | 8.8 ± 9.0 | |||||
| Median (range) | 5.0 (1.0–43.0) | 6.5 (0.0–45.0) | 6.0 (0.5–41.0) | 6.0 (1.0–38.0) | 5.0 (0.0–30.0) | |||||
| MAAS | n | 23 | 94 | 86 | 55 | 14 | 10.40 | <.0001 | ||
| M ± SD | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 1.6 | |||||
| Median (range) | 5.1 (2.4–5.9) | 4.5 (1.9–5.9) | 4.2 (1.2–5.9) | 3.7 (2.1–5.9) | 3.4 (1.8–5.5) | |||||
| ERQ_CR | n | 22 | 94 | 89 | 54 | 15 | 7.71 | 0.1028 | ||
| M ± SD | 35.5 ± 7.7 | 32.2 ± 6.0 | 30.6 ± 7.0 | 29.9 ± 5.9 | 31.1 ± 6.2 | |||||
| Median (range) | 34.5 (13.0–42.0) | 31.5 (16.0–42.0) | 30.0 (10.0–42.0) | 30.0 (16.0–42.0) | 31.0 (17.0–42.0) | |||||
| ERQ_ES | n | 23 | 94 | 88 | 55 | 15 | 1.40 | 0.8434 | ||
| M ± SD | 13.5 ± 4.5 | 13.4 ± 4.4 | 13.6 ± 4.6 | 14.1 ± 5.2 | 14.7 ± 4.8 | |||||
| Median (range) | 13.0 (5.0–26.0) | 13.0 (4.0–26.0) | 15.0 (3.0–24.0) | 13.0 (4.0–27.0) | 13.0 (4.0–23.0) | |||||
| SCQ | n | 22 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 13 | 21.46 | < .0001 | ||
| M ± SD | 72.0 ± 13.5 | 64.4 ± 10.2 | 56.8 ± 11.2 | 52.3 ± 10.1 | 49.1 ± 12.4 | |||||
| Median (range) | 75.5 (28.0–88.0) | 65.5 (44.0–89.0) | 58.0 (31.0–87.0) | 54.0 (30.0–74.0) | 52.0 (28.0–75.0) | |||||
| NSS | n | 23 | 93 | 84 | 52 | 15 | 50.66 | <.0001 | ||
| M ± SD | 29.1 ± 16.4 | 30.1 ± 13.3 | 32.9 ± 12.8 | 43.1 ± 12.5 | 50.9 ± 14.3 | |||||
| Median (range) | 24.0 (6.0–66.0) | 29.0 (4.0–74.0) | 31.0 (10.0–70.0) | 42.0 (11.0–72.0) | 55.0 (20.0–76.0) | |||||
| HCAHPSa | n | 16 | 71 | 74 | 47 | 13 | 4.19 | 0.0027 | ||
| M ± SD | 77.2 ± 9.0 | 75.5 ± 11.4 | 76.3 ± 10.4 | 68.1 ± 14.7 | 71.5 ± 15.7 | |||||
| Median (range) | 78.2 (50.0–88.2) | 78.4 (50.0 0 88.2) | 78.2 (50.0–88.2) | 72.7 (50.0–88.2) | 72.7 (50.0–88.2) | |||||
Note. Statistically significant differences (i.e. p <.05) are bolded. ANOVA = analysis of variance; MAAS = Mindful Attention Awareness Scale; ERQ_CR = cognitive reappraisal; ERQ_ES = expressive suppression; SCQ = Self-Care Quiz; NSS = Nursing Stress Scale; HCAHPS = Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.
aData only available for the following units: Medical-Surgical (Oncology/General Medicine, Neuro/Ortho, Telemetry, General Surgery/Telemetry, Nephrology, General Medicine/Surgery); Adult Critical Care (intensive care unit, NCCU); Women’s and Children’s (General Nursery/Postpartum Care); and the Emergency Department.