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Table 6 Effect of selected variables on nursing care rationing

From: Professional burnout of nurses and the level of rationing of nursing care: an observational preliminary study

Variable

BERNCA-R [points]

 

N

X

SD

Me

Min

Max

Q1

Q3

p

Age

20–30 years old

31

1.48

0.47

1.41

0.47

2.22

1.19

1.83

p = 0.666*

31–40 years old

29

1.64

0.62

1.69

0.59

3.19

1.12

2.00

41–50 years

28

1.59

0.66

1.59

0.34

3.12

1.17

1.95

51 years and over

12

1.49

0.89

1.23

0.38

3.22

0.87

1.88

Sex

Female

87

1.59

0.63

1.62

0.34

3.22

1.16

1.98

p = 0.282**

Male

13

1.37

0.54

1.38

0.59

2.25

1.00

1.78

Marital status

Single

23

1.54

0.61

1.69

0.47

3.03

1.16

1.86

p = 0.966*

Formal relationship

49

1.52

0.62

1.34

0.34

3.12

1.12

1.97

Partnership relationship

20

1.60

0.55

1.48

1.00

3.19

1.18

1.95

Widowed

8

1.72

0.92

1.62

0.75

3.22

0.87

2.23

Education

Medical high school

12

1.31

0.33

1.27

0.84

1.94

1.12

1.46

p = 0.151*

Medical school

8

1.93

0.87

1.83

0.34

3.22

1.61

2.38

Bachelor of nursing

48

1.60

0.57

1.69

0.59

3.03

1.18

2.00

Master of Science in Nursing

30

1.50

0.71

1.42

0.38

3.19

1.00

1.95

Specialization

No

71

1.58

0.57

1.62

0.34

3.03

1.19

1.97

p = 0.294**

Yes

29

1.51

0.75

1.28

0.59

3.22

1.00

1.97

Qualification course

No

60

1.59

0.64

1.62

0.38

3.22

1.12

1.97

p = 0.612**

Yes

40

1.51

0.60

1.41

0.34

3.19

1.14

1.96

Specialized course

No

65

1.54

0.53

1.62

0.38

3.12

1.16

1.97

p = 0.842**

Yes

35

1.59

0.77

1.47

0.34

3.22

1.09

1.97

Further training course

No

88

1.53

0.62

1.40

0.38

3.22

1.08

1.94

p = 0.067**

Yes

12

1.79

0.59

1.77

0.34

2.75

1.65

2.10

Seniority in the profession

0–5 years

45

1.51

0.59

1.38

0.47

3.03

1.06

2.00

p = 0.061*

6–10 years

19

1.35

0.45

1.28

0.38

2.00

1.08

1.75

11–15 years

16

1.95

0.59

1.91

1.00

3.19

1.60

2.15

16–20 years

9

1.46

0.54

1.38

0.94

2.75

1.19

1.59

21 years and over

11

1.64

0.91

1.72

0.34

3.22

1.08

1.98

Number of jobs

1 workplace

45

1.52

0.53

1.41

0.47

2.84

1.12

1.94

p = 0.12*

2 workplaces

34

1.71

0.63

1.67

0.59

3.19

1.22

2.04

3 and more workplaces

21

1.39

0.75

1.31

0.34

3.22

0.94

1.72

Monthly number of overtime hours

More than 100 h

9

1.74

0.79

1.97

0.59

3.03

1.19

2.06

p = 0.543*

Approximately 75 h

19

1.36

0.59

1.41

0.34

2.25

0.88

1.80

Approx. 50 h

27

1.64

0.55

1.72

0.47

3.12

1.23

1.89

Approximately 25 h

32

1.59

0.68

1.31

0.91

3.22

1.08

1.95

Not at all

13

1.48

0.56

1.22

0.94

2.75

1.06

2.00

System of work

Single shift system

5

1.54

1.16

1.00

0.34

3.22

0.94

2.22

p = 0.724*

Shift system

84

1.57

0.58

1.58

0.47

3.19

1.16

1.95

Mixed system

11

1.47

0.74

1.41

0.38

3.03

1.02

1.84

Number of patients under care while on duty

1–5 patients

12

1.26

0.74

1.09

0.34

3.22

0.99

1.26

p = 0.127*

6–10 patients

34

1.62

0.55

1.79

0.47

2.53

1.24

2.00

11–15 patients

39

1.52

0.62

1.31

0.38

3.12

1.16

1.83

16–25 patients

10

1.83

0.77

1.71

1.00

3.19

1.23

2.06

26 or more patients

5

1.61

0.48

1.72

1.09

2.12

1.12

2.00

Participation in training on preventing professional burnout

Yes– A

24

1.54

0.60

1.59

0.34

3.00

1.00

1.98

p = 0.028*** C > B

No– B

55

1.43

0.56

1.28

0.38

3.03

1.08

1.79

Do not remember– C

21

1.91

0.69

1.81

0.88

3.22

1.31

2.12

Ward

Conservative– A

31

1.81

0.50

1.81

1.06

3.00

1.44

2.03

P = 0.021***

A > B,E, C

Surgical– B

30

1.55

0.63

1.33

0.38

3.19

1.16

1.91

Pediatric– C

12

1.30

0.75

1.11

0.47

3.03

0.65

1.79

Pediatric surgery– D

5

1.51

0.62

1.41

0.84

2.22

1.00

2.06

ICU– E

20

1.42

0.63

1.30

0.34

3.22

0.99

1.82

  1. Notes: p*– Kruskal-Wallis test, p**– Mann-Whitney test; p***– Kruskal-Wallis test + post-hoc analysis (Dunn’s test)