Table 1.
A comparison of sociodemographic and health condition features and SF‐12 life quality and depression, anxiety, stress levels of research participants (n = 2037)
| Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale | SF‐12 Life quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | Anxiety | Stress | PCS | MCS | ||
| n (%) | ± SD | ± SD | ± SD | ± SD | ± SD | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–19 age range | 231 (11.3) | 5.63 ± 4.03 | 3.11 ± 2.86 | 5.79 ± 3.84 | 74.51 ± 20.01 | 55.91 ± 24.49 |
| 20–29 age range | 1103 (54.1) | 6.01 ± 4.31 | 3.65 ± 3.21 | 5.94 ± 3.92 | 72.89 ± 20.01 | 48.26 ± 24.21 |
| 30–39 age range | 454 (22.3) | 5.38 ± 4.25 | 3.56 ± 3.40 | 5.58 ± 3.94 | 74.24 ± 20.46 | 54.64 ± 25.20 |
| 40–49 age range | 176 (8.6) | 4.35 ± 3.21 | 2.74 ± 2.69 | 4.78 ± 2.88 | 71.42 ±;19.85 | 63.10 ± 24.01 |
| ≥50 age | 73 (3.6) | 4.10 ± 3.82 | 2.43 ± 2.44 | 4.27 ± 3.26 | 66.09 ± 25.52 | 64.46 ± 24.75 |
| Significance* | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .014 | p = .001 | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1486 (73.0) | 5.85 ± 4.25 | 3.76 ± 3.27 | 6.04 ± 3.90 | 71.46 ± 20.78 | 49.90 ± 24.68 |
| Male | 551 (27.0) | 4.98 ± 4.00 | 2.62 ± 2.68 | 4.70 ± 3.48 | 77.18 ± 18.58 | 59.18 ± 24.59 |
| Significance** | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | |
| Are you a healthcare personnel? | ||||||
| No | 1353 (66.4) | 5.24 ± 4.06 | 3.15 ± 2.94 | 5.33 ± 3.73 | 73.19 ± 20.22 | 54.69 ± 24.86 |
| Nurse | 386 (18.9) | 6.43 ± 4.39 | 4.25 ± 3.64 | 6.57 ± 4.01 | 72.84 ± 20.23 | 45.66 ± 25.05 |
| Doctor | 33 (1.6) | 6.66 ± 4.80 | 4.30 ± 4.27 | 6.75 ± 3.69 | 79.79 ± 20.22 | 49.88 ± 23.86 |
| ATTa (Emergency staff) | 64 (3.1) | 7.12 ± 4.76 | 3.90 ± 2.96 | 6.40 ± 3.67 | 70.31 ± 22.43 | 50.05 ± 23.96 |
| Other healthcare personnela | 201 (9.9) | 5.90 ± 4.13 | 3.64 ± 3.18 | 5.90 ± 3.99 | 71.80 ± 20.79 | 51.18 ± 23.94 |
| Significance* | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .228 | p = .001 | |
| Education level | ||||||
| Literate | 118 (5.8) | 6.41 ± 4.83 | 3.72 ± 3.52 | 6.11 ± 3.99 | 68.64 ± 21.42 | 48.18 ± 24.99 |
| Elementary school | 53 (2,6) | 4.47 ± 3.98 | 3.01 ± 2.59 | 4.83 ± 4.32 | 71.14 ± 18.59 | 60.97 ± 24.99 |
| High school | 623 (30.6) | 5.75 ± 4.21 | 3.36 ± 2.91 | 5.86 ± 3.88 | 73.13 ± 19.97 | 53.86 ± 25.27 |
| Bachelor's degree | 952 (46.7) | 5.54 ± 4.07 | 3.48 ± 3.14 | 5.62 ± 3.75 | 73.38 ± 20.07 | 51.01 ± 24.57 |
| Master's degree | 291 (14.3) | 5.45 ± 4.32 | 3.49 ± 3.67 | 5.46 ± 3.87 | 73.63 ± 21.88 | 54.04 ± 24.99 |
| Significance* | p = .047 | p = .629 | p = .155 | p = .166 | p = .003 | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 649 (31.9) | 5.81 ± 4.21 | 3.52 ± 3.32 | 5.56 ± 3.74 | 71.64 ± 21.60 | 50.71 ± 24.53 |
| Single | 1388 (68.1) | 5.20 ± 4.15 | 3.41 ± 3.09 | 5.74 ± 3.88 | 73.64 ± 19.73 | 56.04 ± 25.60 |
| Significance** | p = .003 | p = .469 | p = .326 | p = .038 | p = .001 | |
| Income level statement | ||||||
| Income below expenses | 661 (32.4) | 6.01 ± 4.23 | 3.56 ± 3.20 | 5.96 ± 3.93 | 70.30 ± 21.04 | 50.15 ± 24.71 |
| Income equal to expenses | 1001 (49.1) | 5.51 ± 4.12 | 3.48 ± 3.12 | 5.68 ± 3.79 | 73.83 ± 19.96 | 52.74 ± 25.34 |
| Income above expenses | 375 (18.4) | 5.21 ± 4.31 | 3.17 ± 3.22 | 5.19 ± 3.76 | 75.56 ± 19.74 | 55.51 ± 24.21 |
| Significance* | p = .006 | p = .139 | p = .008 | p = .001 | p = .003 | |
| Continuing/discontinuing professional life | ||||||
| Not working | 944 (46.3) | 5.66 ± 4.20 | 3.30 ± 2.92 | 5.71 ± 3.83 | 72.06 ± 20.18 | 51.73 ± 25.03 |
| Still working | 448 (22.0) | 5.99 ± 4.43 | 4.06 ± 3.61 | 6.09 ± 4.06 | 75.01 ± 20.18 | 51.74 ± 25.93 |
| Not working due to COVID‐19 pandemic | 375 (18.4) | 5.36 ± 4.02 | 3.22 ± 3.07 | 5.45 ± 3.73 | 72.55 ± 20.91 | 53.80 ± 24.03 |
| Working in a flexible schedule | 148 (7.3) | 5.31 ± 3.95 | 3.39 ± 3.42 | 5.32 ± 3.53 | 71.76 ± 21.91 | 54.29 ± 24.56 |
| Working at home | 122 (6.0) | 5.10 ± 4.04 | 3.15 ± 2.99 | 5.07 ± 3.62 | 75.88 ± 18.14 | 53.58 ± 24.64 |
| Significance* | p = .108 | p = .001 | p = .029 | p = .048 | p = .511 | |
| Health condition | ||||||
| Good | 1105 (54.2) | 4.68 ± 3.88 | 2.61 ± 2.70 | 4.74 ± 3.51 | 79.85 ± 16.92 | 58.37 ± 23.95 |
| Average | 889 (43.6) | 6.51 ± 4.17 | 4.30 ± 3.26 | 6.64 ± 3.82 | 65.82 ± 20.45 | 46.04 ± 24.07 |
| Bad | 43 (2.1) | 11.18 ± 4.47 | 7.34 ± 4.43 | 9.86 ± 4.70 | 45.63 ± 25.39 | 31.04 ± 26.28 |
| Significance* | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | |
| Do you have any chronic disorder? | ||||||
| Yes | 251 (12.3) | 6.52 ± 4.70 | 4.65 ± 3.90 | 6.57 ± 4.15 | 61.53 ± 23.31 | 48.70 ± 26.90 |
| No | 1786 (87.7) | 5.49 ± 4.11 | 3.28 ± 3.01 | 5.55 ± 3.78 | 74.62 ± 19.38 | 52.93 ± 24.67 |
| Significance** | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .012 | |
| Do you have any mental disorder? | ||||||
| No | 1886 (92.6) | 5.38 ± 4.06 | 3.23 ± 2.98 | 5.45 ± 3.70 | 73.91 ± 19.91 | 53.50 ± 24.83 |
| Minimum one | 143 (7.0) | 8.29 ± 4.67 | 5.90 ± 3.89 | 8.40 ± 4.22 | 62.32 ± 23.00 | 39.05 ± 22.42 |
| More than one | 8 (0.4) | 13.25 ± 4.26 | 10.00 ± 5.04 | 10.62 ± 6.27 | 51.04 ± 4.85 | 34.89 ± 33.36 |
| Significance** | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | p = .001 | |
| Total | 2037 (100) | 5.62 ± 4.20 | 3.45 ± 3.16 | 5.68 ± 3.84 | 73.00 ± 20.36 | 52.41 ± 24.99 |
Note: Other healthcare personnel: Midwife, Technician (anesthesia, laboratory, physical examination, radiology etc.), ambulance driver, patient care staff, cleaning staff, secretary, patient consultant, technical staff.
Abbreviations: MCS, mental component summary; PCS, physical component summary.
a
ATT: Graduate of Emergency and First Aid Program.
*
ANOVA test.
**
Independent groups t test, p < .05.