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Table 2 Relationship between psychosocial burden and characteristics of participants and affiliated care homes

From: Psychosocial burden and associated factors among nurses in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a retrospective survey in Germany

 

COVID-19-related burden at work

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Mdn (IQR)

p-value

Mdn (IQR)

p-value

Mdn (IQR)

p-value

Mdn (IQR)

p-value

Characteristics of participants

Gender

  Female

18 (7.0)

.09

16 (14.0)

<.05

2 (2.0)

.06

2 (3.0)

.54

  Male

17 (6.5)

 

12 (18.5)

 

1 (3.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

Age (years)

  17-39

18 (7.0)

<.01

16 (18.0)

.29

2 (3.0)

.48

2 (3.0)

<.01

  40-67

19 (8.0)

 

16 (14.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

Qualification

  Certified Nurse

19 (9.0)

 

16 (16.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

  Geriatric Nurse

18 (7.0)

.13

16 (15.0)

.95

2 (2.0)

.66

2 (3.0)

.49

  Nurse in Training

20 (6.0)

 

18 (14.0)

 

3 (3.0)

 

3 (2.0)

 

  Health Care Assistant

17 (7.0)

 

16 (19.0)

 

2 (2.8)

 

2 (3.0)

 

  Other

21 (7.0)

 

17 (16.5)

 

2 (2.3)

 

2 (3.0)

 

≥ 1 risk factor for a severe course of COVID-19

  Yes

18 (7.0)

.58

18 (14.0)

.20

2 (3.0)

< .05

2 (3.0)

<.05

  No

18 (8.0)

 

16 (16.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

Satisfaction with COVID-19 management of care home manager

  Very/rather satisfied

18 (7.0)

<.001

14 (14.0)

<.001

2 (2.8)

<.001

2 (2.0)

<.001

  Very/rather unsatisfied

19.5 (7.0)

 

18 (14.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

3 (2.0)

 

Characteristics of affiliated care homes

Size of care home

  Small (1-50 residents)

18 (7.0)

.19

18 (16.0)

.53

2 (2.8)

.67

2 (2.0)

.53

  Medium (51-100 residents)

18 (7.0)

 

16 (16.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

  Large (> 101 residents)

18 (8.0)

 

16 (16.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

Dementia as focus of care

  Yes

19 (8.0)

<.01

16 (16.0)

.61

2 (2.5)

.88

2 (3.0)

.65

  No

18 (8.0)

 

16 (14.0)

 

2 (2.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

 COVID-19 cases residents

  Yes

18 (7.0)

.29

16 (14.0)

.24

2 (3.0)

.06

2 (3.0)

.25

  No

18 (8.0)

 

16 (16.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

2 (3.0)

 

 COVID-19 cases staff

  Yes

18 (7.0)

.20

16 (16.0)

.80

2 (2.0)

.47

2 (3.0)

.91

  No

18 (8.0)

 

16 (15.0)

 

2 (2.3)

 

2 (3.0)

 
  1. Note. Mdn = Median. IQR = Interquartile range. Significant values are shown in bold type.
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