Table 3 SF-36 and its two components’ scores by characteristics of the participants (1131 Iranian nurses)
From: COVID-19 anxiety and quality of life among Iranian nurses
Variable | PCS | MCS | SF-36 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ( SD) | P-value†| Mean ( SD) | P-value†| Mean (SD) | P-value†| |
Gender | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 |
Female | 69.5 (17.9) | Â | 55.0 (22.3) | Â | 63.3 (17.7) | Â |
Male | 78.2 (14.4) | Â | 62.3 (21.4) | Â | 71.2 (15.8) | Â |
Educational level | Â | 0.160 | Â | 0.244 | Â | 0.156 |
Associate’s/Bachelor’s degree | 71.4(17.4) |  | 56.5 (22.3) |  | 65.0 (17.5) |  |
Master’s degree/ PhD | 74.0(18.6) |  | 59.2 (22.4) |  | 67.6 (18.4) |  |
Marital status | Â | 0.085 | Â | 0.008 | Â | 0.710 |
Married | 71.0 (18.2) | Â | 58.1 (22.2) | Â | 65.4 (18.0) | Â |
Single/ divorced/ widowed | 72.8 (16.2) | Â | 54.5 (22.4) | Â | 65.0 (16.8) | Â |
Income | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 |
Low | 68.0 (18.7) | Â | 51.5 (22.6) | Â | 60.9 (18.0) | Â |
Moderate and higher | 73.7 (16.5) | Â | 59.8 (21.6) | Â | 67.7 (16.8) | Â |
Exposure to COVID-19 patients | Â | 0.001 | Â | 0.001 | Â | <0.001 |
Yes | 70.9 (17.5) | Â | 55.9 (22.3) | Â | 64.4 (17.5) | Â |
No | 75.8 (17.2) | Â | 62.2 (21.9) | Â | 70.0 (17.3) | Â |
History of mental illness | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 |
Yes | 60.4 (17.7) | Â | 41.5 (17.2) | Â | 52.4 (15.4) | Â |
No | 72.6 (17.2) | Â | 58.1 (22.2) | Â | 66.3 (17.3) | Â |
Underlying medical conditions | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 |
Yes | 65.1 (18.0) | Â | 51.7 (22.2) | Â | 68.0 (16.8) | Â |
No | 74.7 (16.4) | Â | 59.2 (21.8) | Â | 59.3 (17.8) | Â |
Smoking | Â | 0.910 | Â | 0.011 | Â | 0.154 |
Yes | 71.5 (16.8) | Â | 53.5 (22.0) | Â | 63.8 (17.3) | Â |
No | 71.7 (17.7) | Â | 57.7 (22.3) | Â | 65.6 (17.7) | Â |
Physical exercise | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 |
Yes | 74.0 (16.3) | Â | 60.1 (21.5) | Â | 68.0 (16.5) | Â |
No | 67.1 (18.9) | Â | 50.5 (22.6) | Â | 60.0 (18.4) | Â |