Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics (n = 1135).
| Age, year, mean ± SD | 36.9 ± 10.3 |
| Gender, female, n (%) | 892 (78) |
| Seniority, year, mean ± SD | 13.9 ± 10.5 |
| Diploma, n (%) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 167 (15) |
| Specialized nurses | 789 (70) |
| University diploma | 73 (6) |
| Specialized nurses and University diploma | 63 (6) |
| Nurses no bachelor | 39 (3) |
| Children, n (%) | |
| Yes | 626 (54) |
| No | 521 (46) |
| COVID-19 transmission to nurses, n (%) | |
| Diagnosed test | 58 (5) |
| Suspect, no test but symptoms | 226 (20) |
| Perceived workload during the COVID-19 pandemic, n (%) | |
| Lower | 24 (2) |
| The same | 88 (9) |
| Higher | 920 (89) |
| Having adequate and sufficient protective equipment for COVID-19, n (%) | |
| Yes | 527 (49) |
| No | 550 (51) |
| Number of COVID-19 patients in the unit over the last week, n (%) | |
| None | 41 (4) |
| <25% of patients | 103 (10) |
| 25%-49% of patients | 123 (11) |
| 50%-75% of patients | 180 (17) |
| More than 75% of patients | 629 (58) |
| Working time in recent weeks, n (%) | |
| 25% | 7 (1) |
| 50% (half time) | 69 (6) |
| 75% | 234 (21) |
| 100% (full time) | 579 (51) |
| More than 100% | 244 (22) |
| Nurse-to-patient ratio, mean ± SD | 1.75 ± 0.67 |
| Nurse-to-patient ratio, n (%) | |
| 1:1 | 133 (13) |
| 1:2 | 615 (62) |
| 1:3 | 219 (22) |
| >1:3 | 28 (3) |
| Proportion of patient deaths due to COVID-19 in unit, n (%) | |
| None (ref) | 131 (12) |
| Only one death | 285 (27) |
| About 25% | 346 (32) |
| About 50% | 199 (19) |
| About 75% | 102 (10) |
| 100% | 6 (1) |
Descriptive statistics were performed after exclusion of missing data.