Frontline Nurses’ Job Satisfaction and Missed Nursing Care in a COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Participants’ demographic characteristics.

Variables (N = 304)	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	68	22.37
	Female	236	77.63
Age median (IQR)	32 (6)
Age (year)	23∼30	107	35.20
	31∼40	172	56.58
	41∼53	25	8.22
Educational level	Junior college or below	25	8.22
	Bachelor’s degree	274	90.13
	Master’s degree or above	5	1.64
Marital status	Single	56	18.42
	Married	243	79.93
	Others	5	1.64
Children number	0	78	25.66
	1	134	44.08
	2	90	29.61
	3	2	0.66
Family support	Adequate	253	83.22
	Inadequate	51	16.78
Friend support	Adequate	252	82.89
	Inadequate	52	17.11
Professional title	Junior	172	56.58
	Intermediate	114	37.50
	Senior	18	5.92
Original hospital level	Tertiary	259	85.20
	Secondary	44	14.47
	Others	1	0.33
Original hospital type	Comprehensive hospital	283	93.09
	Specialized hospital	21	6.91
Original department	Intensive care unit	145	47.70
	Emergency department	88	28.95
	Outpatient department	3	0.99
	Surgery department	27	0.88
	Medicine department	25	8.22
	Others	16	5.26
Original post	Clinical nurse	235	77.30
	Head nurse	34	11.18
	Others	35	11.51
Years of service median (IQR) 10 (5)
Years of service (year)	3∼10	173	56.91
	11∼20	110	36.18
	21∼30	21	6.91
Time of working in the dedicated hospital	2020	42	13.82
	2021	111	36.51
	2022	99	32.57
	Others (consecutive two or three years)	52	17.11
Days of working in the dedicated hospital median (IQR)			47 (51.75)
Days of working in the dedicated hospital	30∼60	207	68.09
	61 or above	97	31.91
Working department in the dedicated hospital	Intensive care unit	174	57.24
	Isolation ward	113	37.17
	Other departments	17	5.59
Working hours per shift in the dedicated hospital median (IQR)			6 (2)
Working hours per shift in the dedicated hospital (hours)	4∼6	262	86.18
	7∼8	31	10.20
	8.5 or above	11	3.62
Working hours per week in the dedicated hospital median (IQR)			36 (14)
Working hours per week in the dedicated hospital (hours)	21∼30	123	40.46
	31∼40	78	25.66
	41 or above	103	33.88