Investigation of Caring Behavior and Caring Burden and Their Associated Factors among Nurses Who Cared for Patients with COVID-19 in East Guilan, the North of Iran
Table 4
Demographic characteristics and caring burden among nurses who cared for patients with COVID-19 in East Guilan public hospitals (n = 134).
Demographic variables
Caring behaviors
n (%)
Mean ± SD
Minimum
Maximum
Tests
value
Age (year)
21–30
(50.0) 67
42.70 ± 22.87
1
96
F = 0.337
0.799
31–40
(35.1) 47
42.94 ± 27.09
0
120
41–50
(14.9) 20
49.00 ± 29.08
0
115
Sex
Female
(93.3) 125
43.66 ± 24.61
0
120
t = 0.025
0.980
Male
(6.7) 9
43.44 ± 33.66
0
94
Marital status
Single/Divorced/widowed
(16.5) 22
43.54 ± 22.74
0
88
t = 1.175
0.312
Married
(83.5) 112
43.28 ± 26.10
0
120
Number of children
No children
(10.5) 14
37.00 ± 36.51
0
73
F = 1.319
0.266
One
(45.5) 61
41.43 ± 21.63
0
88
Two
(35.1) 47
44.19 ± 27.25
0
120
Three and above
(8.9) 12
54.00 ± 32.93
0
115
Place of living
City
(94.8) 127
44.42 ± 25.20
0
120
t = 1.287
0.280
Village/suburbs
(5.2) 7
31.83 ± 22.46
5
60
Educationa
BS
(88.1) 118
42.52 ± 25.92
0
120
t = −1.420
0.158
M.Sc
(11.9) 16
52.00 ± 16.97
19
77
Employment statusb
Permanent
(33.6) 45
48.98 ± 26.06
0
120
F = 1.526
0.211
Contracted to permanent
(26.1) 35
44.97 ± 27.95
0
96
Contracted
(9.7) 13
37.62 ± 18.82
4
69
Graduates’ temporary employment contract
(30.6) 41
38.59 ± 22.70
0
88
Work experience (year)
1–5
57 (42.5)
39.93 ± 22.66
0
88
F = 1.289
0.273
6–10
31 (23.1)
40.68 ± 26.84
0
96
11–15
25 (18.7)
47.92 ± 21.63
19
96
16–20
13 (9.7)
49.92 ± 27.81
15
120
21–25
6 (4)
61.83 ± 31.10
28
115
26 and above
2 (1.5)
47.00 ± 66.46
0
94
Working shifts
Morning
23 (17.2)
45.26 ± 23.76
17
120
F = 0.772
0.512
Night
8 (6.0)
54.25 ± 21.87
29
96
Morning and evening
6 (4.5)
34.83 ± 23.88
4
74
Rotational
97 (72.4)
42.94 ± 25.84
0
115
Housing status
Personal
115 (85.8)
41.80 ± 25.29
0
120
t = −2.120
0.036
Rental
19 (14.2)
54.84 ± 21.73
16
96
Responsibility for another person caring
Yes
7 (5.2)
57.00 ± 22.264
19
85
t = −1.448
0.150
No
127 (94.8)
42.91 ± 25.184
0
120
History of COVID-19
Yes
45 (33.6)
36.93 ± 20.51
0
73
t = 2.230
0.027
No
89 (66.4)
47.04 ± 26.67
0
120
Job satisfaction level
Low
68 (51)
49.04 ± 26.13
0
115
F = 3.839
0.024
Medium
57 (42.5)
37.19 ± 22.81
0
120
High
9 (6.5)
37.25 ± 20.27
17
65
Intention to change job
Yes
35 (26.1)
55.06 ± 20.06
1
94
t = −3.229
0.002
No
99 (73.9)
39.62 ± 25.62
0
120
The number of family members
1–2
35 (26.1)
41.40 ± 27.38
0
115
F = 0.705
0.496
3–4
88 (65.7)
43.53 ± 25.03
0
120
≥5
11 (8.2)
51.73 ± 18.09
26
84
Income status
Low
36 (26.9)
50.94 ± 30.06
0
115
F = 2.287
0.106
Medium
84 (62.7)
41.58 ± 23.32
0
120
Sufficient
14 (10.4)
37.29 ± 18.71
1
70
Note: significant level is indicated by p < .05. a BS = Bachelor of Science, M.Sc = Master of Sciethe b the employment status of Iranian nurses includes Rasmi (Permanent), Paimani (Contracted to Permanent), Gharardadi (Contracted), and Tarhi (Graduates’ temporary employment contract), respectively.
