Table 1 Participants, since the COVID-19 outbreak according to the employment status and location (n = 323)
From: The first COVID-19 new graduate nurses generation: findings from an Italian cross-sectional study
Individual variables | Overall (n = 323) | Working in COVID-19 units (n = 176) | Working in non-COVID-19 units (n = 74) | Unemployed (n = 73) | COVID-19 vs. non COVID-19 units vs. unemployed p-valuea | Post-hoc testing p-valueab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (CI95%) | 23.51 (23.18–23.84) | 23.41 (23.04–23.78) | 23.58 (23.09–24.07) | 23.67 (22.60–24.74) | 0.801 | - |
Gender, female, n (%) | 287 (88.9) | 152 (86.4) | 65 (87.8) | 70 (95.9) | 0.089 | - |
Living with, n (%) | ||||||
 With my family | 254 (78.6) | 135 (76.7) | 58 (78.4) | 61 (83.6) | 0.506 | - |
 With my boyfriend/girlfriend | 42 (13.0) | 22 (12.5) | 11 (14.9) | 9 (12.3) |  |  |
 Alone | 13 (4.0) | 10 (5.7) | 1 (1.3) | 2 (2.7) |  |  |
 Students/colleagues | 14 (4.4) | 9 (5.2) | 4 (5.4) | 1 (1.4) |  |  |
With Children, n (%) | 6 (1.9) | 3 (1.7) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.7) | 0.803 | - |
Secondary education, n (%) | ||||||
 High school | 245 (75.9) | 131 (74.4) | 54 (73.0) | 60 (82.2) | 0.554 | - |
 Technical School | 52 (16.1) | 32 (18.2) | 12 (16.2) | 8 (10.9) |  |  |
 Professional School | 24 (7.4) | 12 (6.8) | 8 (10.8) | 4 (5.5) |  |  |
 Foreign School | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (1.4) |  |  |
Secondary school, n (%) | ||||||
 Grade (score 60–100), mean (CI95%) | 79.27 (78.26–80.29) | 79.52 (78.11–80.92) | 77.97 (75.78–80.17) | 80.01 (78.03–82.00) | 0.360 | - |
Previous universities experience, n (%) | ||||||
 None | 253 (78.3) | 135 (76.7) | 60 (81.1) | 58 (79.5) | 0.598 | - |
 Bachelor in other fields concluded | 21 (6.5) | 15 (8.5) | 4 (5.4) | 2 (2.7) |  |  |
 Bachelor in other fields interrupted | 43 (13.3) | 24 (13.7) | 8 (10.8) | 11 (15.1) |  |  |
 Other | 6 (1.8) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (2.7) |  |  |
Previous work experience, n (%) | 135 (41.8) | 67 (38.1) | 31 (41.9) | 37 (50.7) | 0.185 | - |
Academic activities followed at the COVID-19 outbreak onset, n (%) | ||||||
 I was following lesson | 140 (43.3) | 69 (39.2) | 28 (37.8) | 43 (58.9) | 0.089 | - |
 I was attending clinical placements | 112 (34.7) | 67 (38.0) | 25 (33.8) | 20 (27.4) |  |  |
 I was attending examination(s) | 59 (18.3) | 33 (18.8) | 18 (24.3) | 8 (11.0) |  |  |
 I was abroad (Erasmus experience) | 9 (2.8) | 4 (2.3) | 3 (4.1) | 2 (2.7) |  |  |
 Other | 3 (0.9) | 3 (1.7) | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Clinical placements attended, number, mean (CI95%) up to the COVID-19 outbreak onset | 5.15 (5.00–5.29) | 5.04 (4.83–5.25) | 5.15 (4.82–5.49) | 5.40 (5.16–5.63) | 0.152 | - |