Table 2 Descriptive statistics for categorical variables at each data collection point
From: Factors protecting Swiss nurses’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study
Variable and modality | % T0 (N = 625) | % T1 (N = 153) | % T2 (N = 146) | % T3 (N = 89) | Effect of measurement point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender: Woman | 85.9 | 83.7 | 87.0 | 83.1 | χ2(3) = 1.15, p = .764 |
Gender: Man | 13.6 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 16.9 | |
Age: 18–29 | 20.0 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 9.0 | χ2(9) = 23.15, p = .006 |
Age: 30–39 | 33.0 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 24.7 | |
Age: 40–49 | 24.0 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 32.6 | |
Age: ≥ 50 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 26.0 | 33.7 | |
Time in current position: < 2 years | 24.0 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 9.0 | χ2(6) = 22.33, p = .001 |
Time in current position: 2–5 years | 23.7 | 27.5 | 26.0 | 25.8 | |
Time in current position: > 5 years | 51.7 | 58.8 | 61.0 | 65.2 | |
COVID-19 exposure: None | 15.2 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 12.4 | χ2(6) = 2.23, p = .897 |
COVID-19 exposure: Indirect | 45.0 | 47.1 | 49.3 | 50.6 | |
COVID-19 exposure: Direct | 39.7 | 37.3 | 34.9 | 37.1 | |
Reassigned: No | 66.9 | 62.7 | 56.2 | 55.1 | χ2(9) = 12.82, p = .171 |
Reassigned: Short | 10.4 | 9.15 | 11.0 | 11.2 | |
Reassigned: Long | 9.1 | 12.4 | 15.1 | 15.7 | |
Reassigned: Multiple | 13.0 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 18.0 |