Table 5:
Comparison of Well-Being Index scores between nurses in practice at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and at academic health science centres in the United States16
| Item | No. (%) of respondents* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMCC nurses n = 242 |
US nurses n = 3627 |
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| Gender | 0.004§ | ||
| Male | 31 (12.8) | 281 (7.7) | |
| Female | 206 (85.1) | 3340 (92.1) | |
| Gender diverse | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | |
| Missing | 4 (1.6) | 3 (0.1) | |
| Have you felt burned out from your work? | < 0.001§ | ||
| Yes | 188 (77.7) | 2196 (60.5) | |
| No | 54 (22.3) | 1431 (39.4) | |
| Have you worried that work is hardening you emotionally? | < 0.001§ | ||
| Yes | 179 (74.0) | 1689 (46.6) | |
| No | 63 (26.0) | 1938 (53.4) | |
| Have you often felt bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless? | < 0.001§ | ||
| Yes | 135 (55.8) | 1497 (41.3) | |
| No | 107 (44.2) | 2130 (58.7) | |
| Have you fallen asleep while sitting inactive in a public place? | < 0.001§ | ||
| Yes | 93 (38.4) | 438 (12.1) | |
| No | 149 (61.6) | 3189 (87.9) | |
| Have you felt that all things you had to do were piling up so high that you could not overcome them? | 0.047§ | ||
| Yes | 115 (47.5) | 1488 (41.0) | |
| No | 127 (52.5) | 2139 (59.0) | |
| Have you been bothered by emotional problems? | < 0.001§ | ||
| Yes | 191 (78.9) | 2326 (64.1) | |
| No | 51 (21.1) | 1301 (35.9) | |
| Has your physical health interfered with your ability to do your daily work at home and/or away from home? | < 0.001§ | ||
| Yes | 108 (44.6) | 894 (24.6) | |
| No | 134 (55.4) | 2733 (75.4) | |
| The work I do is meaningful to me† | 0.07¶ | ||
| Mean rating ± SD | 5.9 ± 1.14 | 5.7 ± 1.31 | |
| Median rating (range) | 6 (1.0 to 7.0) | 6 (1.0 to 7.0) | |
| The work I do is meaningful to me, rating | 0.1§ | ||
| 1–2 | 3 (1.2) | 115 (3.2) | |
| 3–5 | 67 (27.7) | 1130 (31.2) | |
| 6–7 | 172 (71.1) | 2382 (65.7) | |
| My work schedule leaves me enough time for my personal/family life‡ | < 0.001¶ | ||
| Mean rating ± SD | 2.9 ± 1.23 | 3.3 ± 1.16 | |
| Median rating (range) | 3 (1.0 to 5.0) | 3 (1.0 to 5.0) | |
| My work schedule leaves me enough time for my personal/family life, rating | < 0.001§ | ||
| 1–2 | 110 (45.4) | 1055 (29.1) | |
| 3 | 45 (18.6) | 908 (25.0) | |
| 4–5 | 87 (36.0) | 1664 (45.9) | |
| Well-Being Index score | < 0.001¶ | ||
| Mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 2.61 | 2.1 ± 2.58 | |
| Median (range) | 4 (−2.0 to 9.0) | 2 (−2.0 to 9.0) | |
| Well-Being Index score ≥ 2 | < 0.001¶ | ||
| Yes | 189 (78.1) | 2069 (57.0) | |
| No | 53 (21.9) | 1558 (43.0) | |
| Well-Being Index score ≥ 4 | < 0.001¶ | ||
| Yes | 132 (54.5) | 1160 (32.0) | |
| No | 110 (45.4) | 2467 (68.0) | |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
*
Except where noted otherwise.
†
Rated on a 7-point Likert scale where 1 = very strongly disagree and 7 = very strongly agree.
‡
Rated on a 5-point Likert scale where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree.
§
χ2 test.
¶
Kruskal–Wallis test.