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. 2021 Jun 14;14:2475–2481. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S311830

Table 2.

Factors Associated with Nurses’ Caring Intention of Coronavirus 2019 Patients

Variables Intention to Care COR AOR P-value
Positive
No. (%)
Negative
No. (%)
Sex
 Female 40 (41.2) 38 (57.6) Ref. Ref.
 Male 57 (58.8) 28 (42.4) 1.93 (1.03, 3.65) 1.35 (0.64, 2.85)
Working experience
 ≤8 years 71 (73.2) 34 (51.5) 2.57 (1.33, 4.97) 2.33 (1.12, 4.91) 0.026
 >8 years 26 (26.8) 32 (48.5) Ref Ref
Experience caring for infectious disease pts.
 Yes 80 (82.5) 41 (62.1) 2.86 (1.39, 5.9) 2.45 (1.09, 5.49) 0.029
 No 17 (17.5) 25 (37.9) Ref. Ref.
Participating in COVID 19-related training
 Yes 34 (35.1) 13 (19.7) 2.2 (1.05, 4.59) 1.29 (0.57, 2.93)
 No 63 (64.9) 53 (80.3) Ref. Ref.
Knowledge of COVID-19
 Good 58 (59.8) 26 (39.4) 2.29 (1.21, 4.34) 1.66 (0.82, 3.4)
 Poor 39 (40.2) 40 (60.6) Ref. Ref.
Perceived behavioral control (self- efficacy)
 Positive 54 (55.7) 21 (31.8) 2.69 (1.4, 5.18) 2.33 (1.13, 4.78) 0.021
 Negative 43 (44.3) 45 (68.2) Ref Ref
Normative belief
 Positive 66 (68.0) 33 (50.0) 2.13 (1.12, 4.05) 2.14 (1.05, 4.36) 0.036
 Negative 31 (32.0) 33 (50.0) Ref Ref

Note: Significant: P-value≤0.05.

Abbreviation: Ref, reference.