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Table 2 Sources of work stress for the different nursing positions; n = 20,996

From: Stressors and level of stress among different nursing positions and the associations with hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension: a national questionnaire survey

Sources of stress

Clinical registered

Nurses

(n = 17,152)

Mean (SD)

Nurse practitioners

(n = 1438)

Mean (SD)

Head

Nurses

(n = 2406)

Mean (SD)

p value

Post hoc

Aspects

Overall level of work stress

69.52 (15.53)

70.36 (14.51)

69.46 (15.42)

0.188

–

–

Evaluation

3.33 (1.16)

3.36 (1.14)

4.01 (1.07)

<  0.001

HN > CN = NP

1

Health department or other external policy requirements

3.17 (1.13)

3.09 (1.10)

3.71 (1.10)

<  0.001

HN > CN > NP

1

Colleagues from own department

2.70 (0.91)

2.71 (0.90)

2.79 (0.90)

<  0.001

HN > CN = NP

2

Hospital management

2.83 (1.05)

2.88 (1.03)

3.04 (1.03)

<  0.001

HN > CN = NP

2

Too many extra-occupational duties

3.36 (1.00)

3.31 (1.00)

3.46 (1.00)

<  0.001

HN > CN = NP

2

Performance requirements

2.94 (1.00)

2.94 (1.00)

3.09 (1.00)

<  0.001

HN > CN = NP

2

Supervisor of own department

2.98 (0.89)

3.04 (0.91)

3.04 (0.89)

<  0.001

NP = HN > CN

3

Other departmental supervisors or colleagues

2.54 (0.93)

2.63 (0.93)

2.58 (0.88)

0.008

NP > CN = HN

4

Work difficulty and complexity

3.24 (0.88)

3.32 (0.85)

3.25 (0.88)

<  0.001

NP > CN = HN

4

Uncertainty regarding medical results or work outcomes

3.26 (0.91)

3.36 (0.90)

3.26 (0.91)

<  0.001

NP > CN = HN

4

Urgency of work

3.13 (0.98)

3.19 (0.98)

3.13 (1,00)

0.003

NP > CN = HN

4

Insufficient work leadership or support

2.80 (0.93)

2.92 (0.95)

2.72 (0.93)

0.001

NP > CN > HN

5

Lack of job security

2.88 (1.03)

3.28 (1.04)

2.65 (1.01)

<  0.001

NP > CN > HN

5

Unequal work requirements

3.04 (1.05)

3.15 (1.04)

2.94 (1.05)

<  0.001

NP > CN > HN

5

Patients

3.13 (0.87)

3.10 (0.83)

2.82 (0.88)

<  0.001

CN = NP > HN

6

Workload or working hours

3.36 (0.89)

3.36 (0.87)

3.33 (0.90)

<  0.001

CN = NP > HN

6

Labor burden

3.33 (0.92)

3.31 (0.90)

3.25 (0.94)

<  0.001

CN = NP > HN

6

Job hazards

3.23 (0.95)

3.20 (0.92)

2.97 (0.95)

<  0.001

CN = NP > HN

6

Contact with death or similar experiences during work

3.15 (1.01)

3.09 (0.95)

2.84 (1.00)

<  0.001

CN = NP > HN

6

Unfamiliarity with work, insufficient training, or not applying one’s knowledge

2.83 (0.93)

2.81 (0.92)

2.60 (0.90)

<  0.001

CN = NP > HN

6

Promotion stress

2.92 (1.02)

2.70 (0.98)

2.69 (1.01)

<  0.001

CN > HN = NP

7

Health insurance

2.55 (1.07)

2.71 (1.08)

2.52 (1.10)

<  0.001

NP > CN = HN

8

Lack of mental support

2.82 (0.97)

2.90 (0.95)

2.77 (0.97)

0.003

NP > CN = HN

8

  1. Note: The eight sources of work stress are: (1) evaluation and policy; (2) colleagues, higher-level officers, and extra-occupational duties; (3) supervisor of own department; (4) work content and opinions of individuals from other departments; (5) lack of work leadership, security, and equality; (6) impact of and fatigue from work performance; (7) promotion; and (8) others
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