Table 1.
Description and comparison of demographic characteristics of the subjects
| Group Variable | Intervention | Control | Independent T-test | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard Division | Mean | Standard Division | |||
| Age | 34.88 | 4.80 | 33.71 | 4.36 | 1.04 | 0.30 |
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Chi-square test statistics | ||
| Gender | 1.22 | 0.35 | ||||
| Male | 4 | 12.5 | 8 | 22.9 | ||
| Female | 28 | 87.5 | 27 | 77.1 | ||
| Marital Status | 1.14 | 0.31 | ||||
| Single | 8 | 25.0 | 13 | 37.1 | ||
| Married | 24 | 75.0 | 22 | 62.9 | ||
| Education | 0.24 | 0.75 | ||||
| BSc | 26 | 81.2 | 30 | 85.7 | ||
| MSc and Higher | 6 | 18.8 | 5 | 14.3 | ||
| Income | 1.33 | 0.33 | ||||
| In the range of 20–40 Million IRR | 7 | 21.9 | 4 | 11.4 | ||
| More than 40 million IRR | 25 | 78.1 | 31 | 88.6 | ||
| Work experience in a clinical environment | 1.83 | 0.43 | ||||
| < 5 Years | 6 | 18.7 | 8 | 22.9 | ||
| 5–10 Years | 10 | 31.3 | 6 | 17.1 | ||
| 10 < Years | 16 | 50.0 | 21 | 60.0 | ||
| Work experience in an ICU | 0.11 | 0.89 | ||||
| < 5 Years | 23 | 71.9 | 24 | 68.6 | ||
| 5–10 Years | 8 | 25.0 | 10 | 28.6 | ||
| 10 < Years | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 2.8 | ||
| Type of work shift | 1.15 | 0.55 | ||||
| Morning shift | 9 | 28.1 | 13 | 37.1 | ||
| Evening shift | 15 | 46.9 | 12 | 34.3 | ||
| Night shift | 8 | 25.0 | 10 | 28.6 | ||
| Type of intensive care unit | 4.76 | 0.06 | ||||
| ICU | 20 | 62.5 | 30 | 85.7 | ||
| CCU | 12 | 37.5 | 5 | 14.3 | ||
| Position | 0.88 | 0.62 | ||||
| Nurse | 31 | 96.9 | 32 | 91.4 | ||
| Head Nurse | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 8.6 | ||
| Faces with life-threatening illness | 0.51 | 0.62 | ||||
| Yes | 11 | 34.4 | 15 | 42.9 | ||
| No | 21 | 65.6 | 20 | 57.1 | ||
| Having the experience of seeing another person’s death | 0.26 | 0.99< | ||||
| Yes | 31 | 96.9 | 33 | 94.3 | ||
| No | 1 | 3.1 | 2 | 5.7 | 1.22 | |