Table 3.
Association between MICA scores and nurses' characteristics.
| MICA | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | SD | Slope | Standard error | p -value | Slope | Standard error | p -value | |
| Gender | Male | 2.84 | 0.64 | 1 | |||||
| Female | 2.90 | 0.59 | 0.059 | 0.062 | 0.342 | ||||
| Ethnicity | Arab | 2.99 | 0.65 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Asian (Philippine Thailand Chinese Korean) | 2.69 | 0.57 | −0.302 | 0.078 | <0.001* | −0.426 | 0.082 | <0.001* | |
| South Asian (Indian Bangladesh Nepal Pakistani, Sri Lanka) | 3.05 | 0.55 | 0.056 | 0.082 | 0.493 | −0.153 | 0.093 | 0.102 | |
| Other Ethnicities | 2.81 | 0.68 | −0.181 | 0.164 | 0.271 | −0.146 | 0.162 | 0.368 | |
| Income | 5,000–10,000 | 2.89 | 0.62 | 1 | |||||
| 10,001–20,000 | 2.83 | 0.60 | −0.059 | 0.070 | 0.400 | ||||
| Above 20,000 | 3.06 | 0.83 | 0.174 | 0.190 | 0.360 | ||||
| Religion | Muslim | 2.93 | 0.63 | 1 | |||||
| Christian | 2.84 | 0.60 | −0.083 | 0.069 | 0.230 | ||||
| Other | 3.00 | 0.62 | 0.073 | 0.145 | 0.616 | ||||
| Education | Diploma | 2.98 | 0.67 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's degree | 2.87 | 0.59 | −0.113 | 0.081 | 0.163 | −0.002 | 0.089 | 0.978 | |
| Master's degree | 2.55 | 0.56 | −0.432 | 0.160 | 0.007* | −0.189 | 0.161 | 0.241 | |
| Department | Medicine | 2.97 | 0.51 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Emergency Department | 2.99 | 0.60 | 0.013 | 0.085 | 0.877 | 0.016 | 0.088 | 0.854 | |
| Mental Health Service | 2.64 | 0.66 | −0.330 | 0.072 | <0.001* | −0.336 | 0.116 | 0.004* | |
| Other department Neurology? |
3.05 | 0.55 | 0.070 | 0.098 | 0.471 | 0.041 | 0.099 | 0.675 | |
| Years since degree | <1 | 2.90 | 0.86 | 1 | |||||
| 1–2 | 3.04 | 0.84 | 0.143 | 0.341 | 0.674 | ||||
| 3–4 | 2.98 | 0.58 | 0.082 | 0.25 | 0.743 | ||||
| 5–6 | 2.85 | 0.65 | −0.044 | 0.245 | 0.857 | ||||
| 7 and over | 2.86 | 0.60 | −0.400 | 0.234 | 0.866 | ||||
| Length of service (in years) | <1 | 2.75 | 0.54 | 1 | |||||
| 1–2 | 2.92 | 0.58 | 0.172 | 0.132 | 0.194 | ||||
| 3–4 | 2.85 | 0.57 | 0.104 | 0.119 | 0.383 | ||||
| 5–6 | 2.89 | 0.77 | 0.142 | 0.126 | 0.257 | ||||
| 7 and over | 2.88 | 0.60 | 0.128 | 0.098 | 0.19 | ||||
| Personal Experience with people with Mental Health disorders | Yes | 2.83 | 0.59 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| No | 2.98 | 0.63 | 0.154 | 0.070 | 0.028* | 0.052 | 0.073 | 0.477 | |
| Frequency of taking care of patients with mental disorder | Never | 3.10 | 0.57 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Daily basis | 2.71 | 0.65 | −0.398 | 0.120 | 0.001* | −0.119 | 0.155 | 0.441 | |
| Weekly basis | 3.00 | 0.55 | −0.102 | 0.141 | 0.468 | −0.054 | 0.152 | 0.721 | |
| Monthly basis | 2.95 | 0.55 | −0.157 | 0.127 | 0.218 | −0.06 | 0.136 | 0.659 | |
| Yearly basis | 2.96 | 0.55 | −0.143 | 0.133 | 0.281 | −0.072 | 0.138 | 0.605 | |
ED, Emergency Department; MHS, Mental Health Services; MICA, Mental Illness Clinician Attitude; SD, Standard Deviation.
*
Signifies significant.