Psychological coherence, inclusive leadership and implicit absenteeism in obstetrics and gynecology nurses: a multi-site survey

Table 2 The implicit absenteeism of 1080 obstetrics and gynecology nurses

Variables	Low implicit absenteeism group (n = 487)		High implicit absenteeism group (n = 593)		χ²	P
	Cases	Percentage	Cases	Percentage
Gender
Female	487	100.0%	593	100.0%
Age(y)					8.901	0.03
≤ 30	241	49.5%	335	56.5%
31 ~ 40	158	32.4%	186	31.4%
40 ~ 50	77	15.8%	63	10.6%
≥ 50	11	2.3%	9	1.5%
Job title					22.194	< 0.01
Nurse	152	31.2%	164	27.7%
Nurse Practitioner	166	34.1%	270	45.5%
Nurse-in-charge	155	31.8%	156	26.3%
Professor of Nursing	14	2.9%	3	0.5%
Educational level					4.848	0.18
High school	13	2.7%	24	4.0%
College	214	43.9%	232	39.1%
Bachelor	259	53.2%	337	56.8%
Master	1	0.2%	0	0.0%
Working experience(y)
< 1	19	3.9%	28	4.72%	16.522	< 0.01
1 ~ 5	157	32.24%	200	33.73%
6 ~ 10	113	23.2%	188	31.7%
≥ 10	198	40.66%	177	29.85%
Marital status					0.486	0.92
Married	343	70.4%	408	68.8%
Unmarried	135	27.7%	172	29.0%
Divorced	8	1.6%	12	2.0%
Other	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Having child					3.024	0.082
Yes	331	68.0%	373	62.9%
No	156	32.0%	220	37.1%
Employment relationship					12.607	< 0.01
Formal staffing	127	26.1%	105	17.7%
Contract	357	73.3%	479	80.8%
Dispatch	3	0.6%	9	1.5%
Number of night shifts per month					22.965	< 0.01
0 ~ 5	332	68.2%	320	54.0%
5 ~ 10	128	26.3%	232	39.0%
≥ 10	27	5.5%	41	6.9%
Number of patients in day shift nursing					8.880	0.012
1 ~ 8	162	33.3%	151	25.5%
9 ~ 16	186	38.2%	237	40.0%
> 16	139	28.5%	205	34.5%
Number of patients in night shift nursing					2.397	0.302
1 ~ 16	102	20.9%	122	20.4%
17 ~ 32	112	23.0%	115	19.4%
> 32	273	56.1%	356	60.0%

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