Table 2.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | M (SD), x–x |
|---|---|
| Age (n = 685) | 45.93 (11.95), 21–74 |
| Years of experience (n = 767) | 21.20 (12.95), 0–56 |
| Gender (n = 758) | n (%) |
| Female | 678 (89.45) |
| Male | 80 (10.55) |
| Relationship status (n = 760) | |
| In a relationship † | 546 (71.84) |
| Single ‡ | 214 (28.16) |
| Caring responsibilities (n = 762) | |
| Caring responsibilities | 152 (19.95) |
| No caring responsibilities | 610 (80.05) |
| Role (n = 764) | |
| Registered Nurse | 682 (89.27) |
| Registered Midwife | 48 (6.28) |
| Enrolled Nurse | 28 (3.66) |
| Assistant in Nursing | 4 (0.52) |
| Other | 2 (0.26) |
| COVID‐19 patient attended the service (n = 767) | |
| COVID‐19 patient attended the service | 515 (67.14) |
| COVID‐19 patient did not attend the service | 252 (32.86) |
| Provided care for a COVID‐19 patient (n = 767) | |
| Provided care for a COVID‐19 patient | 369 (48.11) |
| Did not provide care for a COVID‐19 patient | 398 (51.89) |
| Redeployed (n = 766) | |
| Redeployed due to the COVID‐19 response | 183 (23.89) |
| Was not redeployed due to the COVID‐19 response | 583 (76.11) |
| Experienced an event in the previous 12 months (i.e. bushfire, flood, drought) (n = 761) | |
| Experienced an event in the previous 12 months | 456 (59.92) |
| Did not experience an event in the previous 12 months | 305 (40.08) |
†
In a relationship includes those who are married, in a de facto relationship, and have a partner, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
‡
Single includes those who are single, separated, divorced, and widowed.