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. 2021 May 12;8(3):310–317. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2021.05.002

Table 3.

Association between sociodemographic variables and professional quality of life among nurses (n = 219).

Variables Compassion satisfaction
Burnout
Secondary traumatic stress
Mean ± SD t/F Mean ± SD t/F Mean ± SD t/F
Age 2.497∗ 2.549∗ 0.973
 ≤25 36.70 ± 8.05 22.78 ± 7.10 26.87 ± 7.67
 26–30 40.30 ± 6.54 20.63 ± 5.52 25.18 ± 8.71
 31–35 40.41 ± 6.89 22.03 ± 6.38 26.82 ± 7.83
 36–40 38.22 ± 6.68 23.00 ± 5.96 27.16 ± 7.68
 41–45 34.40 ± 4.04 27.20 ± 5.12 27.40 ± 5.51
 ≥46 45.33 ± 5.03 15.33 ± 4.62 19.00 ± 1.73
Gender −1.236 4.088∗∗∗ 3.228∗∗
 Male 38.42 ± 7.70 25.02 ± 5.91 30.30 ± 9.94
 Female 39.87 ± 6.64 20.90 ± 5.93 25.10 ± 7.25
Ethnicity 3.644∗∗∗ −2.732∗∗ −0.996
 Han 40.05 ± 6.58 21.40 ± 6.05 25.97 ± 8.13
 Minority 33.69 ± 8.40 25.69 ± 5.93 28.06 ± 7.52
Marital status 1.153 0.758 0.405
 Single 39.98 ± 7.15 21.61 ± 5.93 26.00 ± 9.24
 Married 39.71 ± 6.58 21.54 ± 6.02 25.97 ± 7.71
 Divorced/widowed 37.18 ± 8.68 23.47 ± 7.77 27.82 ± 7.42
Educational background 4.025∗∗ 3.335∗ 3.534∗
 Certificate (technical school) 31.50 ± 9.61 26.00 ± 7.67 30.00 ± 7.10
 Associate degree 39.10 ± 6.87 21.41 ± 6.51 25.59 ± 6.70
 Bachelor’s degree 40.18 ± 6.65 21.27 ± 5.97 25.56 ± 8.22
 Master’s degree 37.07 ± 6.77 25.53 ± 5.14 32.00 ± 7.27
Being the only child in the family −0.153 0.263 0.001
 Yes 39.51 ± 7.30 21.84 ± 6.18 26.12 ± 8.46
 No 39.65 ± 6.61 21.61 ± 6.12 26.12 ± 7.82
Have a child 0.998 0.093 0.244
 Yes 39.95 ± 6.47 21.74 ± 6.30 26.23 ± 7.49
 No 38.99 ± 7.44 21.66 ± 5.89 25.95 ± 9.04
Religious background −3.038∗∗ 2.370∗ 2.317∗
 Yes 36.22 ± 6.65 24.06 ± 5.57 29.16 ± 7.12
 No 40.16 ± 6.81 21.31 ± 6.15 25.60 ± 8.15
Ethical training experience 2.023∗ −2.010∗ −0.405
 Yes 40.19 ± 7.03 21.18 ± 6.32 25.98 ± 8.50
 No 38.13 ± 6.44 23.00 ± 5.49 26.47 ± 7.07
Professional qualification 4.594∗∗ 3.175∗ 2.042
 Level 1 38.56 ± 7.01 21.17 ± 7.60 23.61 ± 5.56
 Level 2 40.59 ± 6.71 20.88 ± 5.88 25.45 ± 8.71
 Level 3 39.05 ± 6.47 22.70 ± 5.65 27.75 ± 7.37
 Level 4 37.30 ± 7.93 23.50 ± 7.62 26.00 ± 7.45
 Level 5 27.25 ± 3.86 30.00 ± 2.00 33.00 ± 3.16
Years worked as a nurse 3.469∗∗ 3.739∗∗ 1.703
 ≤5 41.24 ± 4.86 20.08 ± 5.53 25.96 ± 6.68
 6–10 40.25 ± 6.79 20.57 ± 5.89 25.07 ± 8.23
 11–15 40.02 ± 6.12 23.10 ± 5.78 27.56 ± 7.90
 16–20 36.00 ± (8.38 24.50 ± 5.54 29.20 (±6.95
 ≥21 35.63 ± 8.66 23.88 ± 8.21 24.88 ± 6.68
Monthly income (CNY) 0.899 1.126 1.641
 ≤3999 39.36 ± 8.33 22.91 ± 4.72 29.55 ± 6.06
 4000–5999 39.89 ± 6.88 21.52 ± 6.60 25.38 ± 8.69
 6000–7999 40.35 ± 6.51 20.70 ± 5.95 24.97 ± 6.28
 8000–9999 39.05 ± 6.27 22.79 ± 5.83 28.00 ± 8.85
 ≥10000 37.39 ± 8.56 22.83 ± 6.22 26.83 ± 9.88
Employment type −0.236 0.861 2.080∗
 State-employed 39.44 ± 6.99 22.19 ± 6.23 27.64 ± 8.16
 Contract-employed 39.67 ± 6.88 21.45 ± 6.08 25.28 ± 7.96
Working setting 1.009 0.180 1.490
 Intensive care unit (ICU) 40.49 ± 6.79 21.60 ± 6.58 27.33 ± 9.68
 COVID-19 isolation ward 39.24 ± 6.47 21.61 ± 5.75 25.25 ± 6.29
 Fangcang shelter hospital 38.76 ± 8.44 22.29 ± 6.53 26.41 ± 9.45
Days worked in isolation wards 4.372∗∗ 1.253 1.358
 ≤10 44.67 ± 7.51 24.00 ± 9.17 31.67 ± 14.36
 11–20 39.97 ± 6.75 21.88 ± 6.35 27.07 ± 7.72
 21–30 40.08 ± 7.76 20.60 ± 6.13 24.63 ± 8.58
 31–40 34.42 ± 6.85 23.79 ± 6.19 24.46 ± 7.25
 ≥41 40.38 ± 5.70 21.57 ± 5.76 26.63 ± 8.00
Whether reducing the frequency of face-to-face contact with COVID-19 patients due to the occupational prevention requirements 7.273∗∗ 7.692∗∗ 0.379
 Yes 36.28 ± 6.86 25.24 ± 6.41 27.28 ± 8.41
 Uncertain 38.39 ± 6.83 22.30 ± 6.28 26.18 ± 7.44
 No 40.99 ± 6.62 20.57 ± 5.66 25.82 ± 8.39

Note:P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001.100 CNY = 15.27 US$.