Research Article
Frontline Nurses’ Job Satisfaction and Missed Nursing Care in a COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Comparison between job satisfaction and MISSCARE scores among participants’ demographic characteristics.
| | Variables (N = 304) | Categories | N (%) | Job satisfaction total scores | Missed nursing care total scores | Reasons for missed care total scores | | Median (IQR) | Statistics | | Median (IQR) | Statistics | | Median (IQR) | Statistics | |
| | Gender | Male | 68 (22.37) | 31.50 (8) | −0.537 | 0.591 | 32.50 (75.5) | −1.504 | 0.133 | 38.5 (21.5) | −2.055 | 0.040 | | Female | 236 (77.63) | 31 (7) | 29.50 (21.8) | 36 (18.7) |
| | Age (year) | 23∼30 | 107 (35.20) | 30 (8) | 14,219 | 0.001 | 30.00 (23.0) | 10.863 | 0.004 | 37 (21) | 9.603 | 0.008 | | 31∼40 | 172 (56.58) | 32 (6) | 32.00 (23.8) | 37.5 (20) | | 41∼53 | 25 (8.22) | 34 (4) | 25 (3.5) | 30 (14) |
| | Educational level | Junior college or below | 25 (8.22) | 30 (9.50) | 0.554 | 0.758 | 26 (11) | 4.009 | 1.135 | 35 (29) | 0.374 | 0.829 | | Bachelor’s degree | 274 (90.13) | 31 (7) | 30 (22.3) | 37 (19) | | Master’s degree or above | 5 (1.64) | 34 (6.5) | 31 (55) | 32 (25) |
| | Marital status | Single | 56 (18.82) | 30 (6) | 7.665 | 0.022 | 30 (21.8) | 0.629 | 0.73 | 35 (25) | 0.064 | 0.969 | | Married | 243 (79.93) | 32 (6) | 30 (21) | 37 (19) | | Others | 5 (1.64) | 30 (9) | 30 (48) | 36 (7.5) |
| | Children number | 0 | 78 (25.66) | 30 (9) | 12.465 | 0.006 | 30 (21) | 4.276 | 0.233 | 36 (21.3) | 1.452 | 0.693 | | 1 | 134 (44.08) | 32 (6.2) | 31 (25.3) | 37 (20.3) | | 2 | 90 (29.61) | 32.5 (5) | 29 (18.3) | 38 (17.5) | | 3 | 2 (0.66) | 32.5 (5) | 24 (0) | 31 (0) |
| | Family support | Adequate | 253 (83.22) | 31 (7) | −0.122 | 0.903 | 28 (11.5) | −11.305 | <0.001 | 35 (17) | −6.592 | <0.001 | | Inadequate | 51 (16.78) | 31 (7) | 117 (17) | 52 (31) |
| | Friend support | Adequate | 252 (82.89) | 31 (7) | −0.379 | 0.704 | 28 (11) | −11.391 | <0.001 | 35 (17) | −6.683 | <0.001 | | Inadequate | 52 (17.11) | 30.5 (7.7) | 116.5 (17) | 52 (30.5) |
| | Professional title | Junior | 172 (56.58) | 30 (8) | 7.707 | 0.021 | 30 (22) | 1.323 | 0.516 | 37.5 (21) | 5.205 | 0.074 | | Intermediate | 114 (37.50) | 32 (6) | 31 (21.3) | 36.5 (18.3) | | Senior | 18 (5.92) | 35 (5) | 28 (10.3) | 29.5 (12.8) |
| | Original hospital level | Tertiary | 259 (85.20) | 32 (7) | 3.069 | 0216 | 31 (23) | 2.678 | 0.262 | 36 (18) | 1.004 | 0.605 | | Secondary | 44 (14.47) | 30 (9.7) | 28 (11.5) | 39 (25) | | Others | 1 (0.33) | 26 (0) | 47 (0) | 39 (0) |
| | Original hospital type | Comprehensive hospital | 283 (93.09) | 31 (8) | −1926 | 0.054 | 31 (23) | −3.071 | 0.002 | 37 (20) | −3.106 | 0.002 | | Specialized hospital | 21 (6.91) | 34 (5) | 24 (7) | 29 (15.5) |
| | Original department | Intensive care unit | 145 (47.70) | 30 (8) | 19.127 | 0.002 | 30 (29) | 16.357 | 0.006 | 30 (22) | 22.565 | <0.001 | | Emergency department | 88 (28.95) | 30 (7.7) | 34.5 (19.8) | 37.5 (15.8) | | Outpatient department | 3 (0.99) | 35 (3) | 24 (1) | 21 (3) | | Surgery department | 27 (0.88) | 35 (4) | 24 (13) | 27 (21) | | Medicine department | 25 (8.22) | 33 (5) | 25 (7.5) | 29 (16.5) | | Others | 16 (5.26) | 32 (5) | 30 (73.3) | 32.5 (21.7) |
| | Original post | Staff nurse | 235 (77.30) | 30 (8) | 4.479 | 0.106 | 30 (22) | 0.355 | 0.837 | 37 (21) | 1.110 | 0.575 | | Head nurse | 34 (11.18) | 34.5 (5) | 30 (20.3) | 34 (21.5) | | Others | 35 (11.51) | 31 (7) | 29 (21) | 36 (22) |
| | Years of service (year) | 3∼10 | 173 (56.91) | 30 (8) | 4.329 | 0.115 | 29 (22) | 0.931 | 0.628 | 37 (20) | 2.381 | 0.304 | | 11∼20 | 110 (36.18) | 33 (7) | 31.5 (24) | 35 (10.2) | | 21∼30 | 21 (6.91) | 31 (7) | 29 (14) | 39 (18.5) |
| | Time of working in the dedicated hospital | 2020 | 42 (13.82) | 34 (5) | 6.605 | 0.086 | 27 (12) | 3.613 | 0.306 | 27.5 (18) | 13.765 | 0.003 | | 2021 | 111 (36.51) | 30 (8) | 31 (19) | 39 (18) | | 2022 | 99 (32.57) | 32 (8) | 31 (25) | 38 (20) | | Others (consecutive two or three years) | 52 (17.11) | 32 (5) | 32.5 (32.5) | 35 (20.2) |
| | Days of working in the dedicated hospital | 30∼60 | 207 (68.09) | 30 (8) | −0.946 | 0.344 | 30 (22) | −0.466 | 0.641 | 38 (20) | −1.692 | 0.091 | | 61 or above | 97 (31.91) | 32 (7) | 30 (21.5) | 35 (18) |
| | Working department in the dedicated hospital | Intensive care unit | 174 (57.24) | 30 (8) | 5.931 | 0.052 | 31.5 (22.3) | 3.003 | 0.223 | 38 (19.3) | 9.596 | 0.008 | | Isolation ward | 113 (37.17) | 32 (5) | 28 (19.5) | 33 (18) | | Other departments | 17 (5.59) | 32 (6) | 34 (23) | 39 (19.5) |
| | Working hours per shift in the dedicated hospital (hours) | 4∼6 | 262 (86.18) | 30 (8) | 3.601 | 0.165 | 30 (23) | 2.504 | 0.286 | 38 (20) | 7.379 | 0.025 | | 7∼8 | 31 (10.20) | 34 (5) | 29 (16) | 30 (17) | | 8.5 or above | 11 (3.62) | 34 (9) | 26 (14) | 35 (14) |
| | Working hours per week in the dedicated hospital (hours) | 21∼30 | 123 (40.46) | 30 (7) | 0.059 | 0.971 | 31 (21) | 1.188 | 0.552 | 37 (20) | 0.916 | 0.633 | | 31∼40 | 78 (25.66) | 32 (8) | 29 (30.3) | 35.5 (19.2) | | 41 or above | 103 (33.88) | 32 (7) | 30 (21) | 37 (192) |
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Note: ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01.
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