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Table 1 Burnout according to Korean nurses’ demographics and characteristics (N = 10,305)

From: Secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction mediate the association between stress and burnout among Korean hospital nurses: a cross-sectional study

   

Burnout

 

N

%

Mean

SD

F or t

p

Education

    

64.89

<.001

 Diploma (3-yr course) a

2706

26.2

27.2

5.3

 

b,c < a $

 Bachelor’s b

6168

59.9

26.9

5.2

 

c < b $

 Master’s or higher c

1431

13.9

25.3

5.1

  

Marital status

    

21.13

<.001

 Never married

4873

47.3

27.9

5.3

  

 Married

5432

52.7

25.7

5.0

  

Hospital size (number of beds)

    

6.83

<.001

 30–299 a

2390

23.2

26.4

5.2

 

a < b $

 300–599

2187

21.2

26.7

5.3

  

 600–999 b

3698

35.9

27.0

5.2

  

 1000 or more

2030

19.7

26.8

5.3

  

Department

    

70.75

<.001

 Inpatient a

4123

40.0

27.5

5.2

 

c,d,e,f < a $

 ICU/ED b

1629

15.8

27.3

5.1

 

c,d,e,f < b $

 Operating room c

996

9.7

26.5

5.0

 

e,f < c $

 Outpatient d

1723

16.7

26.2

5.3

 

e < d $

 Management e

1046

10.2

24.7

5.0

 

e < f $

 Others f

788

7.6

25.6

5.2

  

Clinical nursing experience (yrs)

   

116.50

<.001

 under 3 a

460

4.5

28.3

5.3

 

c,d < a $

 3–5 b

1724

16.7

27.9

5.1

 

c,d < b $

 6–10 c

3714

36.0

27.3

5.3

 

d < c $

 11 or more d

4407

42.8

25.7

5.0

  

Work overtime

    

−11.17

<.001

 No

1196

11.6

25.2

5.2

  

 Yes

9109

88.4

27.0

5.2

  

Employment

    

−1.36

.174

 Full-time

9611

93.3

26.7

5.2

  

 Part-time

694

6.7

27.0

5.4

  

Rotational night shift

    

−16.66

<.001

 No

4538

44.0

25.8

5.1

  

 Yes

5767

56.0

27.5

5.2

  

Income (1000 USD)/year

    

10.58

<.001

 36.9 or less

7543

73.2

27.1

5.2

  

 37 or more

2762

26.8

25.8

5.2

  
  1. ED emergency department, h hours, ICU intensive care unit, SD standard deviation, yrs. years, $ = Bonferroni post hoc test
  2. If there were a difference in the mean value for demographics and characteristics, a post-hoc analysis was performed using the Bonferroni method. For categories with significant differences, a, b, c, d, and e were given as superscript letters and relative sizes were indicated