Table 1.
Sociodemographic and work‐related characteristics of the participants and differences in means based on the Professional Quality of Life questionnaire (n = 506)
| CS | BO | CF | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | % | M (SD) | p | M (SD) | p | M (SD) | p |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| ≤35 | 79 | 15.6 | 40.06 (6.66) | .48a | 25.89 (5.91) | .13a | 19.84 (7.07) | .96a |
| 36–45 | 153 | 30.2 | 39.39 (5.92) | 24.75 (5.83) | 19.99 (7.97) | |||
| ≥46 | 274 | 54.2 | 39.08 (6.62) | 24.37 (5.83) | 19.79 /7.60) | |||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Nurse | 398 | 78.7 | 39.94 (5.94) | <.001b,* | 24.32 (5.73) | .016b,* | 19.39 (7.27) | .003b,* |
| Physician | 108 | 21.3 | 37.06 (7.55) | 26.21 (6.55) | 21.58 (8.61) | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 338 | 76.7 | 39.40 (6.23) | .13b | 24.97 (5.89) | .88b | 20.26 (7.65) | .75b |
| Male | 118 | 23.3 | 39.08 (7.01) | 23.92 (6.13) | 18.54 (7.41) | |||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married or in civil partnership | 374 | 73.9 | 39.39 (6.12) | .93a | 24.68 (5.78) | .46a | 20.03 (7.57) | .64a |
| Single | 79 | 15.6 | 39.13 (7.26) | 25.37 (6.52) | 19.16 (7.79) | |||
| Separated or widow/er | 53 | 10.5 | 39.19 (7.21) | 24.09 (6.31) | 19.68 (7.81) | |||
| Work setting during the crisis | ||||||||
| Primary care center | 186 | 36.8 | 38.74 (6.55) | .44a | 24.58 (6.12) | .71a | 20.01 (7.82) | .59a |
| Regular inpatient care | 140 | 27.7 | 40.42 (5.61) | 24.2 (5.69) | 19.43 (7.42) | |||
| ICU | 64 | 12.8 | 39.75 (5.66) | 25.15 (5.32) | 20.35 (7.45) | |||
| Emergency department | 76 | 15.0 | 39.94 (7.22) | 24.63 (7.22) | 18.92 (6.64) | |||
| Specific COVID‐19 unit | 30 | 5.9 | 37.7 (7.35) | 28.96 (7.32) | 24.35 (8.14) | |||
| Nursing homes | 10 | 1.8 | 41.52 (6.43) | 21.85 (5.36) | 15.32 (14.5) | |||
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Stable/permanent | 365 | 72.1 | 38.95 (6.70) | .66b | 24.24 (5.95) | .88b | 19.49 (7.59) | .85b |
| Temporary/replacement/unstable | 141 | 27.9 | 39.77 (6.05) | 25.31 (5.92) | 20.30 (7.65) | |||
| Work shift | ||||||||
| Fixed morning shift | 210 | 41.5 | 39.67 (6.50) | .71a | 24.58 (5.96) | .29a | 19.49 (7.39) | .38a |
| Rotating without night shifts (mornings/evenings) | 66 | 13.0 | 39.15 (6.42) | 24.58 (5.88) | 19.76 (7.98) | |||
| Rotating with night shifts | 224 | 44.3 | 38.17 (7.38) | 28.83 (7.19) | 21.67 (7.36) | |||
| Fixed night shift | 6 | 1.2 | 38.83 (6.12) | 25.29 (6.06) | 21.24 (7.32) | |||
Abbreviations: BO, burnout; CF, compassion fatigue; CS, compassion satisfaction; M, mean; p, level of statistical significance.
a
F = ANOVA.
b
t = Student's t test.
*
p < .05.