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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Assessment of psychological and physical stressors among nurses in different functional areas before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Ward (n = 56)

OC (n = 54)

IMC (n = 64)

OR (n = 50)

p value

Age (years)

45.0 (20)

42.0 (27)

36.0 (15)

41.0 (26)

0.026

Sex (n)

    

< 0.001

 Male

8 (14.3%)

8 (14.8%)

27 (42.2%)

18 (36.0%)

 

 Female

48 (85.7%)

46 (85.2%)

37 (57.8%)

32 (64.0%)

 

Work experience (years)

16.0 (25)

20.5 (28)

13.0 (18)

11.5 (25)

0.103

Shift system (n)

    

< 0.001

 No

15 (26.8%)

45 (83.3%)

5 (7.8%)

25 (50.0%)

 

 Yes

41 (73.2%)

9 (16.7%)

59 (92.2%)

25 (50.0%)

 

Full-time employment (n)

    

0.106

 No

19 (33.9%)

14 (25.9%)

30 (46.9%)

16 (32.0%)

 

 Yes

37 (66.1%)

40 (74.1%)

34 (53.1%)

34 (68.0%)

 

Fear of contracting COVID-19 (n)

2.0 (4)

1.0 (4)

2.0 (5)

2.0 (5)

0.313

Impact of COVID-19 on personal life (n)

2.0 (5)

1.0 (4)

3.0 (4)

2.0 (4)

0.019

Treatment of patients with COVID-19 (n)

    

< 0.001

 No

11 (19.6%)

24 (44.4%)

3 (4.7%)

17 (34.0%)

 

 Yes

45 (80.4%)

30 (55.6%)

61 (95.3%)

33 (66.0%)

 
  1. Parameters are indicated as numbers (with percentages) or median values (with interquartile ranges) and separately described for nurses in the ward, outpatient clinic (OC), intermediate care (IMC) unit, and operating room (OR). Differences between the groups were analyzed using the chi-square test (sex, working in a shift system, full-time employment, and treatment of patients with COVID-19) or the Kruskal-Wallis test (age, work experience, fear of contracting COVID-19, and impact of COVID-19 on personal life). Significant p values are bold.