TABLE 2.
Comparison of PTSD According to nurse characteristics (N = 365)
| n (%) | PTSD n (%) | χ 2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| Intrapersonal and Interpersonal characteristic | |||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| <28 | 161 (44.1) | 137 (85.1) | 24 (14.9) | 0.49 | .483 |
| ≥28 | 204 (55.9) | 168 (82.4) | 36 (17.6) | ||
| Work experience (years) | |||||
| <5 | 186 (51.0) | 157 (84.4) | 29 (15.6) | 0.20 | .656 |
| ≥5 | 179 (49.0) | 148 (82.7) | 31 (17.3) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 9 (2.5) | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | 0.19 | .662 |
| Female | 356 (97.5) | 297 (83.4) | 59 (16.6) | ||
| Education level | |||||
| Associate's degree or lower | 49 (13.4) | 42 (85.7) | 7 (14.3) | 0.19 | .662 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 316 (86.6) | 263 (83.2) | 53 (16.8) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Unmarried | 242 (66.3) | 209 (86.4) | 33 (13.6) | 4.10 | .043 |
| Married | 123 (33.7) | 96 (78.0) | 27 (22.0) | ||
| Cohabitation status | |||||
| Living alone | 60 (16.4) | 51 (85.0) | 9 (15.0) | 0.11 | .742 |
| Living with family | 305 (83.6) | 254 (83.3) | 51 (16.7) | ||
| Organizational characteristic | |||||
| Ward type | |||||
| General ward | 245 (67.1) | 204 (83.3) | 41 (16.7) | 0.05 | .827 |
| Integrated nursing and care service ward | 120 (32.9) | 101 (84.2) | 19 (15.8) | ||
| Nurse participation in hospital affairs | |||||
| Below the median | 198 (54.2) | 161 (81.3) | 37 (18.7) | 1.59 | .207 |
| Above the median | 167 (45.8) | 144 (86.2) | 23 (13.8) | ||
| Nursing foundations for quality of care | |||||
| Below the median | 217 (59.5) | 179 (82.5) | 38 (17.5) | 0.45 | .503 |
| Above the median | 148 (40.5) | 126 (85.1) | 22 (14.9) | ||
| Nurse managers' ability, leadership, and support of nurses | |||||
| Below the median | 203 (55.6) | 159 (78.3) | 44 (21.7) | 9.13 | .003 |
| Above the median | 162 (44.4) | 146 (90.1) | 16 (9.9) | ||
| Staffing and resource adequacy | |||||
| Below the median | 203 (55.6) | 169 (83.3) | 34 (16.7) | 0.03 | .858 |
| Above the median | 162 (44.4) | 136 (84.0) | 26 (16.0) | ||
| Collegial nurse‐physician relations | |||||
| Below the median | 216 (59.2) | 180 (83.3) | 36 (16.7) | 0.02 | .887 |
| Above the median | 149 (40.8) | 125 (83.9) | 24 (16.1) | ||
| COVID‐19‐related characteristic | |||||
| Experience of self‐isolation related to COVID‐19 | |||||
| No | 304 (83.3) | 257 (84.5) | 47 (15.5) | 1.27 | .261 |
| Yes | 61 (16.7) | 48 (78.7) | 13 (21.3) | ||
| Worked in designated COVID‐19 isolation wards | |||||
| No | 194 (53.2) | 165 (85.1) | 29 (14.9) | 0.67 | .413 |
| Yes | 171 (46.8) | 140 (81.9) | 31 (18.1) | ||