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 4

The relationship between the nurses’ work life quality and demographic variables.

Demographic characteristics		Mean	SD	value	Test
Age (years)	<30	133.48	25.93	0.277	One-way ANOVA
	31 - 40	136.04	25.81
	>41	124.60	18.27
Gender	Male	127.04	24.82	0.015	-test
	Female	136.90	25.16
Level of education	Associate	124.70	26.92	0.29	One-way ANOVA
	Bachelor	134.74	25.00
	Master	135.33	27.81
Marital status	Single	133.56	27.61	0.93	One-way ANOVA
	Married	133.85	23.77
	Divorced	137.80	23.78
History of work leave	Yes	128.86	23.97	0.34	-test
	No	134.49	25.58
Type of shift	Fixed	131.10	17.47	0.61	-test
	Rotational	134.18	26.25
Type of employment	Formal	134.16	23.62	0.93	One-way ANOVA
	Semiforma	133.03	23.04
	Contractual	135.83	33.44
	Corporate	137.67	26.16
	Passing the compulsory medical service program	131.54	28.61