Table 5.
Spearman Partial Nonparametric Correlation: Depression and Anxiety Levels When Controlling for Age, Gender, Race, Unit Type, Title, First Professional Nursing Degree, Marital Status, Children
| Variable | Correlation with Anxiety (sig) | Correlation with Depression (sig) |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS AND RESOURCES | ||
| Quality of communication with nurse managers (Lower score, higher quality) | 0.044 | 0.043 |
| Quality of physician-nurse work relations (Higher score, higher quality) | -0.095* | -0.107** |
| Sufficient support from staff at new unit (Lower score, higher support) | 0.117 ** | 0.040 |
| NYU Langone made sufficient supportive services available to nursing staff (Lower score, higher support) | 0.109** | 0.143*** |
| Number of assets and resources helpful in carrying out care of COVID-19 patients | -0.049 | -0.074* |
| Resided in temporary housing to protect others in household | -0.083* | -0.082* |
| Prior epidemic experience | 0.006 | -0.011 |
| Mastery (Lower score, higher mastery) | 0.402*** | 0.405*** |
| STRESSORS AND STRAINS | ||
| Stressful knowing that COVID-19 patients were being cared for in your hospital (Lower score, higher stress) | -0.250*** | -0.156 *** |
| Frequency of caring for Covid-19 patients (Lower score higher frequency) | -0.152*** | -0.129 ** |
| Frequency of organizational constraints that impeded ability to do job (Higher score, higher frequency) | 0.252*** | 0.202*** |
| Number of ways in which COVID-19 pandemic impacted your personal or home life | 0.179*** | 0.134*** |
| Days absent from work | 0.056 | 0.056 |
| Hours worked previous week | 0.036 | 0.024 |
| Work schedule shifts | -0.006 | -0.049 |
| Work-home life conflict (Higher score, higher conflict) | 0.265*** | 0.254 *** |
| Home-work life conflict (Higher score, higher conflict) | 0.244*** | 0.244*** |
| Family member or close friend died | 0.146*** | 0.083* |
| Number of other ongoing issues due to COVID-19 pandemic | 0.208*** | 0.171*** |
*** p < = .001, **p < = .01,*p < .05