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

Table 4 Pairwise comparison of relative trends

Variable	Ward vs. OC	Ward vs. IMC	Ward vs. OR	OC vs. IMC	OC vs. OR	IMC vs. OR
Work environment
Mutual blaming	0.005	0.097	0.778	0.142	0.003⁺	0.056
Job satisfaction
Work with pleasure	0.001⁺	0.037	0.553	0.175	0.009⁺	0.155
Intent to leave the profession	< 0.001⁺	0.059	0.281	0.096	0.024⁺	0.473

Data are presented as p values corresponding to testing of two groups (ward vs. outpatient clinic (OC), ward vs. intermediate care (IMC) unit, ward vs. operating room (OR), OC vs. IMC unit, OC vs. OR, IMC unit vs. OR) using Dunn’s post hoc test for pairwise comparisons. Significant p values are bold. ⁺after adjustments for age, sex, working in a shift system, treatment of patients with COVID-19, and impact of COVID-19 on personal life.

ISSN: 1472-6955