Table 2 Lifestyle and work conditions of participants and univariate analysis of the factors related to anxiety symptoms (N = 1437)
From: Anxiety symptoms among Chinese nurses and the associated factors: a cross sectional study
Variable | Number of participants in different categories No. (%) | Number of participants with anxiety symptoms No. (%) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|
Lifestyle | Â | Â | Â |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | 0.083 |
 Yes | 84(8.9) | 42(50.0) |  |
 No | 857(91.9) | 345(40.3) |  |
Regular meals | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Yes | 761(61.7) | 290(38.1) |  |
 No | 472(38.3) | 244(51.7) |  |
Physical exercise | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 No | 798(58.5) | 373(46.7) |  |
 Once a week | 400(29.3) | 154(38.5) |  |
 Twice or more a week | 166(12.2) | 52(31.3) |  |
Working conditions | Â | Â | Â |
Hospital grade | Â | Â | 0.045 |
 Grade one | 1281(89.1) | 568(44.3) |  |
 Grade two | 156(10.9) | 56(35.9) |  |
Job rank | Â | Â | 0.005 |
 Head nurse | 160 (11.1) | 53(33.1) |  |
 Basic nurse | 1277(88.9) | 571(44.7) |  |
Night shift | Â | Â | 0.302 |
 Yes | 644(44.8) | 270(41.9) |  |
 No | 793(55.2) | 354(44.6) |  |
Monthly salary (yuan RMB) | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 <800 | 170(11.8) | 54(31.8) |  |
 800–1500 | 594(41.3) | 284(47.8) |  |
 1501–2000 | 532(37.0) | 230(43.2) |  |
 >2000 | 141(9.8) | 56(39.7) |  |
Nurse–patient relationship (irritation) |  |  | <0.001 |
 Mild (never/rarely) | 844(58.7) | 307(36.4) |  |
 Moderate (sometimes) | 419(29.2) | 200(47.7) |  |
 Serious (frequently/always) | 174(12.1) | 117(67.2) |  |
Job satisfaction | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Satisfied | 552(39.1) | 169(30.6) |  |
 Usual | 578(40.9) | 269(46.5) |  |
 Dissatisfied | 283(20.0) | 174(61.5) |  |
Intention of leaving | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Yes (sometimes/often) | 766(54.2) | 389(50.8) |  |
 No (never) | 646(45.8) | 218(33.7) |  |