Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and univariate analysis of demographic characteristics related to depression in all nurses (N = 9,181).
| Variables | Total, n (%) | Depression, n (%) | F/χ2‡ | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Mild | Moderate | Moderately severe | Severe | ||||
| Total | 9,181 (100.00) | 3,820 (41.61) | 3,637 (39.61) | 808 (8.80) | 607 (6.61) | 309 (3.37) | ||
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 33.24 ± 7.31 | 33.58 ± 7.93 | 33.08 ± 6.81 | 33.20 ± 7.18 | 32.44 ± 6.49 | 32.58 ± 6.61 | 4.92 | <0.001 |
| Years of working (mean ± SD) | 10.75 ± 7.61 | 11.19 ± 8.23 | 10.48 ± 7.16 | 10.67 ± 7.41 | 9.96 ± 6.77 | 10.21 ± 6.61 | 6.30 | <0.001 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 481 (5.24) | 174 (36.17) | 178 (37.01) | 53 (11.02) | 53 (11.02) | 23 (4.78) | 25.25 | <0.001 |
| Female | 8,700 (94.76) | 3,646 (41.91) | 3,459 (39.76) | 755 (8.68) | 554 (6.37) | 286 (3.29) | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| Associate's degree | 922 (10.04) | 420 (45.55) | 334 (36.23) | 78 (8.46) | 64 (6.94) | 26 (2.82) | 8.58 | 0.379 |
| Bachelor's degree | 8,149 (88.76) | 3,356 (41.18) | 3,260 (40) | 720 (8.84) | 535 (6.57) | 278 (3.41) | ||
| Master's degree | 110 (1.20) | 44 (40) | 43 (39.09) | 10 (9.09) | 8 (7.27) | 5 (4.55) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Unmarried | 2,132 (23.22) | 870 (40.81) | 844 (39.59) | 194 (9.1) | 153 (7.18) | 71 (3.33) | 4.23 | 0.836 |
| Married | 6,861 (74.73) | 2,872 (41.86) | 2,719 (39.63) | 598 (8.72) | 438 (6.38) | 234 (3.41) | ||
| Others | 188 (2.05) | 78 (41.49) | 74 (39.36) | 16 (8.51) | 16 (8.51) | 4 (2.13) | ||
| Department | ||||||||
| Internal medicine | 2,678 (29.17) | 1,063 (39.69) | 1,083 (40.44) | 241 (9) | 182 (6.8) | 109 (4.07) | 73.49 | <0.001 |
| Surgery | 1,998 (21.76) | 820 (41.04) | 786 (39.34) | 172 (8.61) | 147 (7.36) | 73 (3.65) | ||
| Emergency | 498 (5.42) | 193 (38.76) | 187 (37.55) | 62 (12.45) | 39 (7.83) | 17 (3.41) | ||
| Gynecology and obstetrics | 672 (7.32) | 297 (44.2) | 278 (41.37) | 50 (7.44) | 33 (4.91) | 14 (2.08) | ||
| Pediatrics | 697 (7.59) | 288 (41.32) | 288 (41.32) | 59 (8.46) | 42 (6.03) | 20 (2.87) | ||
| Operating room | 634 (6.91) | 288 (45.43) | 241 (38.01) | 51 (8.04) | 36 (5.68) | 18 (2.84) | ||
| Intensive care unit | 573 (6.24) | 200 (34.9) | 240 (41.88) | 56 (9.77) | 53 (9.25) | 24 (4.19) | ||
| Outpatient | 328 (3.57) | 149 (45.43) | 129 (39.33) | 28 (8.54) | 19 (5.79) | 3 (0.91) | ||
| Others | 1,103 (12.01) | 522 (47.33) | 405 (36.72) | 89 (8.07) | 56 (5.08) | 31 (2.81) | ||
| Professional title † | ||||||||
| Primary | 5,242 (57.10) | 2,195 (41.87) | 2,058 (39.26) | 441 (8.41) | 355 (6.77) | 193 (3.68) | 59.27 | <0.001 |
| Intermediate | 3,471 (37.81) | 1,366 (39.35) | 1,424 (41.03) | 328 (9.45) | 241 (6.94) | 112 (3.23) | ||
| Senior | 468 (5.10) | 259 (55.34) | 155 (33.12) | 39 (8.33) | 11 (2.35) | 4 (0.85) | ||
| Monthly income, CNY | ||||||||
| <3,000 | 841 (9.16) | 362 (43.04) | 335 (39.83) | 65 (7.73) | 52 (6.18) | 27 (3.21) | 15.25 | 0.228 |
| 3,000–5,999 | 5,190 (56.53) | 2,124 (40.92) | 2,067 (39.83) | 450 (8.67) | 365 (7.03) | 184 (3.55) | ||
| 6,000–8,999 | 2,473 (26.94) | 1,023 (41.37) | 975 (39.43) | 236 (9.54) | 160 (6.47) | 79 (3.19) | ||
| ≥9,000 | 677 (7.37) | 311 (45.94) | 260 (38.4) | 57 (8.42) | 30 (4.43) | 19 (2.81) | ||
| Shift work | ||||||||
| No | 3,103 (33.80) | 1,515 (48.82) | 1,148 (37.00) | 224 (7.22) | 147 (4.74) | 69 (2.22) | 123.16 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 6,078 (66.20) | 2,305 (37.92) | 2,489 (40.95) | 584 (9.61) | 460 (7.57) | 240 (3.95) | ||
SD, standard deviation; CNY, China Yuan. Statistically significant differences after application of the Bonferroni correction are shown as bold numbers (p < 0.006).
†
Nursing professional titles can be divided into three categories: primary, intermediate and senior.
‡
F for one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and χ2 for chi-square test.