Evaluation of the Moral Distress Intensity and Its Relationship with the Quality of Work Life among Nurses Working in Oncology Wards in Shiraz, Southwest of Iran

Table 3

The results of evaluation of the nurses’ moral distress according to the demographic characteristics.

Demographic characteristics		Mean	SD	value	Test
Age (years)	<30	139.06	27.35	0.090	One-way ANOVA
	31 - 40	131.96	27.30
	>41	146.33	25.24
Gender	Female	136.52	26.47	0.97	-test
	Male	136.68	27.90
Level of education	Associate	140.23	24.94	0.58	One-way ANOVA
	Bachelor	135.72	28.40
	Master	142.83	15.06
Marital status	Single	137.57	25.64	0.43	One-way ANOVA
	Married	136.66	28.99
	Divorced	121.20	21.86
History of work leave	Yes	137.52	27.74	0.87	-test
	No	136.51	27.43
Type of shift	Fixed	147.00	25.18	0.07	-test
	Rotational	135.33	27.45
Type of employment	Formal	136.72	27.12	0.30	One-way ANOVA
	Semiformal	135.51	25.84
	Contractual	123.33	34.65
	Corporate	134.33	29.45
	Passing the compulsory medical service program	142.59	25.56