Table 1.
Comparisons on all scales' scores by different demographic features.
| Items | N | HCA | PS | SS | LS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 100 | 160.0 (128.3, 190.8) | 26.0 (20.0, 28.0) | 42.0 (36.0, 47.8) | 25.5 (20.0, 30.0) |
| Female | 855 | 160.0 (128.0, 181.0) | 27.0 (21.0, 29.0) | 43.0 (36.0, 48.0) | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0) |
| Z-value | −0.554 | −1.016 | −0.695 | −0.827 | |
| P-value | 0.580 | 0.310 | 0.487 | 0.408 | |
| Age | |||||
| ≤ 30 | 463 | 160.0 (126.0, 183.0) | 27.0 (22.0, 29.0)abc | 40.0 (34.0, 46.0)a | 24.0 (19.0, 29.0)abc |
| 31–35 | 234 | 160.0 (130.8, 181.0) | 27.0 (22.0, 29.0)abc | 44.0 (40.0, 49.0)bcd | 25.0 (20.0, 30.0)abc |
| 36–40 | 150 | 157.0 (129.8, 174.8) | 26.0 (21.0, 28.0)abc | 44.0 (38.0, 50.0)bcd | 26.0 (20.0, 29.0)abc |
| ≥41 | 106 | 166.0 (136.3, 193.0) | 23.0 (17.0, 27.3)d | 47.0 (40.0, 51.3)bcd | 27.0 (23.0, 30.0)d |
| H-value | 5.353 | 27.180 | 65.972 | 24.509 | |
| P-value | 0.148 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
| Education | |||||
| College diploma | 290 | 159.5 (127.0, 186.0) | 27.5 (22.0, 29.0)ab | 42.0 (36.0, 48.0) | 24.0 (19.0, 30.0) |
| Bachelor degree | 601 | 160.0 (126.5, 179.0) | 27.0 (21.0, 28.0)ab | 43.0 (36.0, 48.0) | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0) |
| Master degree and above | 64 | 160.0 (148.5, 181.0) | 23.0 (17.0, 28.0)c | 44.0 (36.0, 48.8) | 26.5 (20.0, 30.0) |
| H-value | 2.323 | 20.262 | 1.372 | 4.582 | |
| P-value | 0.313 | < 0.001 | 0.504 | 0.101 | |
| Professional title | |||||
| Primary | 615 | 160.0 (129.0, 18.04) | 27.0 (21.0, 29.0)ab | 42.0 (35.0, 47.0)a | 24.0 (19.0, 29.0)ab |
| Intermediate | 274 | 160.0 (127.8, 177.3) | 26.0 (21.0, 28.3)ab | 44.0 (38.0, 49.0)b | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0)ab |
| Advanced | 66 | 163.5 (127.5, 187.8) | 23.0 (16.0, 27.0)c | 48.0 (43.8, 52.3)c | 28.0 (24.0, 30.0)c |
| H-value | 0.632 | 21.133 | 45.602 | 22.011 | |
| P-value | 0.729 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
| Hospital source | |||||
| Primary | 123 | 145.0 (126.0, 164.0)a | 28.0 (24.0, 29.0)ab | 42.0 (35.0, 48.0) | 22.0 (18.0, 27.0)a |
| Secondary | 234 | 160.0 (131.0, 190.5)bc | 27.0 (22.0, 29.0)ab | 43.0 (37.0, 48.0) | 25.0 (20.0, 30.0)bc |
| Tertiary | 598 | 160.0 (128.0, 180.3)bc | 26.0 (20.0, 28.0)c | 43.0 (36.0, 48.0) | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0)bc |
| H-value | 11.247 | 14.533 | 1.445 | 11.654 | |
| P-value | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.485 | 0.003 | |
| Job type | |||||
| Doctor | 102 | 161.5 (139.0, 190.0)a | 24.0 (17.0, 28.0)a | 44.0 (36.7, 50.0) | 26.0 (20.0, 30.0) |
| Nurse | 796 | 160.0 (127.0, 182.0)abc | 27.0 (21.0, 29.0)b | 43.0 (36.0, 48.0) | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0) |
| Medical technician | 57 | 150.0 (126.5, 160.0)c | 26.0 (21.0, 28.0)abc | 41.0 (35.0, 47.0) | 24.0 (19.5, 29.5) |
| H-value | 7.409 | 11.258 | 3.931 | 3.180 | |
| P-value | 0.025 | 0.004 | 0.140 | 0.204 | |
| Length of working | |||||
| ≤ 5 | 266 | 159.0 (128.8, 182.3) | 27.0 (20.0, 29.0)abc | 39.0 (33.0, 46.0)a | 24.0 (19.0, 29.0)abc |
| 6–10 | 325 | 160.0 (130.0, 182.0) | 27.0 (22.0, 28.0)abc | 42.0 (37.0, 48.0)bc | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0)abc |
| 11–20 | 250 | 158.8 (126.0, 181.3) | 27.0 (22.0, 29.0)abc | 44.0 (38.0, 49.0)bcd | 25.0 (20.0, 29.0)abc |
| >20 | 114 | 164.5 (128.0, 181.5) | 24.0 (18.0, 28.0)d | 46.0 (39.8, 50.0)cd | 27.0 (22.8, 30.0)d |
| H-value | 1.288 | 15.883 | 47.180 | 17.624 | |
| P-value | 0.732 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | |
| Experience of training | |||||
| No | 640 | 159.5 (131.0, 177.8) | 27.0 (21.0, 29.0) | 42.0 (36.0, 47.0) | 24.0 (19.0, 29.0) |
| Yes | 315 | 160.0 (126.0, 192.0) | 27.0 (21.0, 29.0) | 45.0 (38.0, 50.0) | 26.0 (21.0, 30.0) |
| Z-value | −0.974 | −0.388 | −4.214 | −3.342 | |
| P-value | 0.330 | 0.698 | < 0.001 | 0.001 |
N, number; HCA, humanistic care ability; PS, perceived stress; SS, social support; LS, life satisfaction.