Table 1.
Demographic information and behavioral variables for both day and night shift nurses.
| Day shift | Night shift | All subjects | All subjects | Day vs night | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 69 | N = 44 | N = 113 | Range | p value | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Gender (female, n (% of N)) | 51 (73.9%) | 31 (70.5%) | 82 (72.6%) | ||
| Native lang. = English (n (% of N)) | 39 (56.5%) | 25 (56.8%) | 64 (56.6%) | ||
| Highest degree earned | |||||
| College (n (% of N)) | 59 (85.5%) | 33 (75.0%) | 92 (81.4%) | ||
| Graduate (n (% of N)) | 10 (14.5%) | 11 (25.0%) | 21 (18.6%) | ||
| Age, year (mean ± SD) | 39.4 ± 8.9 | 35.2 ± 7.5 | 37.8 ± 8.6 | 23.0–65.0 | |
| Age < 40 years (n (% of N)) | 40 (58.0%) | 32 (72.7%) | 72 (63.7%) | ||
| Age ≥ 40 years (n (% of N)) | 29 (42.0%) | 12 (27.3%) | 41 (36.3%) | ||
| Affect variables | |||||
| STAI (mean ± SD) | 32.9 ± 7.6 | 35.4 ± 9.1 | 33.9 ± 8.3 | 20.0–55.0 | 0.130 |
| PA (mean ± SD) | 37.0 ± 6.4 | 37.3 ± 6.6 | 37.1 ± 6.5 | 16.0–50.0 | 0.764 |
| NA (mean ± SD) | 14.9 ± 3.7 | 16.5 ± 4.9 | 15.5 ± 4.3 | 10.0–31.0 | 0.065 |
| SWLS (mean ± SD) | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 1.4 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 1.0–7.0 | |
| Personality | |||||
| Neuroticism (mean ± SD) | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 1.0– 4.0 | 0.166 |
| Conscientiousness (mean ± SD) | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 2.3–5.0 | 0.601 |
| Extraversion (mean ± SD) | 3.6 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 3.6 ± 0.7 | 1.8–5.0 | 0.600 |
| Agreeableness (mean ± SD) | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 2.6–5.0 | 0.994 |
| Openness (mean ± SD) | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 1.9–4.9 | 0.058 |
| Sleep variables | |||||
| PSQI (mean ± SD) | 7.0 ± 2.0 | 8.4 ± 2.5 | 7.5 ± 2.3 | 4.0–14.0 | |
| PSQI < 7 (n (% of N)) | 30 (43.5%) | 11 (25.0%) | 41 (36.3%) | ||
| PSQI ≥ 7 (n (% of N)) | 39 (56.5%) | 33 (75.0%) | 72 (63.7%) | ||
STAI: state trait anxiety; PANAS: positive and negative affect schedule; SWLS: life satisfaction; BFI-2: big five inventory-2; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
Statistical significance denoted by: , .