Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants and their associations with Professional quality of life (n = 239).
| Variables | Frequency (valid percent) | Professional quality of life | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compassion satisfaction | Secondary traumatic stress | Burnout | |||||
| Mean ± SD | Statistical test (value of p) | Mean ± SD | Statistical test (value of p) | Mean ± SD | Statistical test (value of p) | ||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 67 (28.0) | 37.38 ± 7.04 | t = 2.08 (0.21) | 27.71 ± 7.10 | t = 1.62 (0.22) | 23.55 ± 6.32 | t = 1.15 (0.24) |
| Female | 172 (72.0) | 38.54 ± 6.31 | 26.58 ± 6.58 | 22.53 ± 5.57 | |||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Unmarried/Widowed/Divorce | 57 (23.8) | 38.08 ± 6.94 | t = 0.40 (0.86) | 26.92 ± 6.16 | t = 0.37 (0.47) | 23.29 ± 6.08 | t = 0.52 (0.96) |
| Married | 182 (76.2) | 38.26 ± 6.41 | 26.89 ± 6.92 | 22.67 ± 5.71 | |||
| Number of children | |||||||
| 0 | 76 (31.8) | 38.23 ± 7.27 | F = 0.49 (0.68) | 26.53 ± 6.93 | F = 0.31 (0.81) | 23.06 ± 6.70 | F = 0.17 (0.91) |
| 1 | 55 (23.0) | 37.78 ± 7.34 | 27.34 ± 6.65 | 23.01 ± 5.64 | |||
| 2 | 81 (33.9) | 38.04 ± 5.55 | 27.02 ± 6.78 | 22.77 ± 5.29 | |||
| 3≤ | 27 (11.3) | 39.59 ± 5.33 | 26.62 ± 6.52 | 21.85 ± 4.91 | |||
| Educational level | |||||||
| Bachelor | 220 (92.1) | 38.30 ± 6.63 | Z = −0.83 (0.40) | 26.74 ± 6.75 | Z = −0.43 (0.66) | 22.75 ± 5.82 | Z = −1.25 (0.20) |
| Masters | 19 (7.9) | 37.31 ± 5.19 | 28.73 ± 6.40 | 23.52 ± 5.61 | |||
| Income (Million Riyal) | |||||||
| <3 | 27 (11.3) | 39.40 ± 7.63 | F = 0.51 (0.60) | 23.70 ± 6.83 | F = 2.01 (0.13) | 20.74 ± 5.52 | F = 3.58 (0.03) |
| 3–5 | 176 (73.6) | 38.03 ± 6.43 | 27.22 ± 6.77 | 23.13 ± 5.84 | |||
| >5 | 36 (15.1) | 38.22 ± 6.20 | 27.72 ± 5.95 | 22.83 ± 5.58 | |||
| Type of employment | |||||||
| Hired | 161 (67.4) | 38.09 ± 6.30 | t = 0.63 (0.66) | 27.62 ± 6.59 | t = 2.01 (0.04) | 23.34 ± 5.67 | t = 2.42 (0.02) |
| Contract recruitersa/Committedb | 78 (32.6) | 38.48 ± 7.00 | 25.39 ± 6.81 | 21.74 ± 5.94 | |||
| Work experience (yr.) | |||||||
| >5 | 84 (35.1) | 38.34 ± 7.49 | H = 2.80 (0.42) | 26.14 ± 6.70 | H = 2.65 (0.44) | 22.25 ± 6.36 | H = 2.56 (0.46) |
| 5–10 | 67 (28.0) | 37.46 ± 6.03 | 27.26 ± 6.77 | 23.68 ± 5.53 | |||
| 11–15 | 38 (15.9) | 37.76 ± 5.98 | 26.57 ± 6.76 | 23.00 ± 5.26 | |||
| >15 | 50 (21.0) | 39.38 ± 5.80 | 27.92 ± 6.76 | 22.48 ± 5.53 | |||
| Ward | |||||||
| Critical/intensive | 86 (36.0) | 38.38 ± 6.46 | F = 2.11 (0.10) | 27.08 ± 6.55 | F = 2.75 (0.04) | 22.68 ± 5.51 | F = 0.93 (0.42) |
| Emergency | 65 (27.2) | 38.47 ± 7.16 | 27.38 ± 6.97 | 23.24 ± 6.46 | |||
| Medical | 59 (24.7) | 36.69 ± 5.96 | 27.05 ± 7.19 | 23.83 ± 5.73 | |||
| Others | 29 (12.1) | 40.27 ± 5.95 | 24.96 ± 5.71 | 20.20 ± 4.47 | |||
| Shift | |||||||
| Fixed | 23 (9.6) | 38.21 ± 8.14 | t = 1.20 (0.99) | 27.26 ± 7.49 | t = 1.48 (0.90) | 22.95 ± 5.36 | t = 1.34 (0.78) |
| Not fixed | 216 (90.4) | 38.22 ± 6.36 | 26.86 ± 6.67 | 22.80 ± 5.85 | |||
| Mandatory working hours per month | |||||||
| <150 | 44 (18.4) | 39.72 ± 7.29 | F = 1.20 (0.30) | 28.18 ± 7.44 | F = 0.06 (0.97) | 22.77 ± 5.81 | F = 1.08 (0.35) |
| 150–160 | 107 (44.8) | 37.53 ± 5.91 | 26.66 ± 6.34 | 22.75 ± 5.48 | |||
| 161–170 | 49 (20.5) | 38.14 ± 4.91 | 25.81 ± 6.37 | 23.14 ± 5.57 | |||
| >170 | 39 (16.3) | 38.51 ± 8.64 | 27.46 ± 7.35 | 22.64 ± 6.99 | |||
Data were presented as number (%). t, Independent t test; F, Analysis of variance test; Z, Mann Whitney U test; H, Kruskal Wallis test.
a
Annually contracted with payment similar to hired nurses. bIt is obligatory to work for government for 2 years at a lower rate of pay.