Table 4 Association between professional quality of life and sociodemographic, occupational, and health-related factors

Gender

Male

38.4 ± 7.6

31.2 ± 5.4

24.4 ± 7.4

94.0 ± 14.2

Female

38.7 ± 6.7

31.6 ± 4.6

24.1 ± 7.2

94.5 ± 13.0

p-value

0.74

0.47

0.79

0.77

Marital status

Single

39.8 ± 6.9

32.4 ± 4.8

23.4 ± 7.4

95.6 ± 12.7

Married

38.3 ± 6.6

31.2 ± 4.8

24.5 ± 7.1

94.0 ± 13.5

Widowed

38.3 ± 8.7

33.8 ± 1.9

27.3 ± 4.6

99.3 ± 5.0

Divorced

38.6 ± 8.5

31.5 ± 4.2

23.3 ± 7.8

93.4 ± 12.9

p-value

0.30

0.16

0.40

0.61

Region

Latin America

41.4 ± 6.0

31.7 ± 5.2

23.2 ± 7.3

96.3 ± 13.9

Middle East

34.1 ± 7.5

31.3 ± 3.1

27.5 ± 5.7

92.8 ± 10.9

Southeast Asia

36.5 ± 7.0

32.1 ± 4.0

23.3 ± 7.1

91.8 ± 11.1

South Asia

36.4 ± 6.1

31.1 ± 4.9

25.6 ± 7.1

93.1 ± 13.9

Africa

39.0 ± 6.5

29.7 ± 2.8

23.6 ± 7.0

92.3 ± 7.9

p-value

< 0.001

0.35

0.003

0.061

Position in HMC

Bedside Nurse

38.5 ± 6.9

31.5 ± 4.9

24.1 ± 7.3

94.1 ± 13.6

Educator or Specialist

37.8 ± 7.4

31.9 ± 4.2

25.5 ± 7.7

95.3 ± 11.9

Administration

41.3 ± 5.9

31.4 ± 3.9

23.2 ± 5.7

96.0 ± 10.9

p-value

0.027

0.87

0.33

0.63

Highest level of education

Doctorate

42.0 ± 1.0

34.7 ± 3.1

26.3 ± 3.2

103.0 ± 4.4

Master’s degree

38.8 ± 8.2

31.8 ± 5.3

24.3 ± 7.6

95.0 ± 14.4

Bachelor’s degree

38.7 ± 6.5

31.5 ± 4.6

24.2 ± 7.2

94.3 ± 13.1

Associate’s degree/Diploma

37.4 ± 6.8

30.9 ± 3.4

23.1 ± 6.0

91.3 ± 9.5

p-value

0.74

0.58

0.88

0.52

Working hours

12 h/ day

35.8 ± 7.0

30.8 ± 4.0

24.0 ± 7.2

90.6 ± 10.6

8 h/day

38.8 ± 6.8

31.6 ± 4.8

24.2 ± 7.2

94.6 ± 13.3

p-value

0.037

0.43

0.93

0.16

Type of duty

Day duty only

39.0 ± 7.0

31.5 ± 4.5

24.2 ± 7.1

94.8 ± 13.1

Rotating shift with night duty

38.6 ± 6.9

31.6 ± 4.9

24.1 ± 7.2

94.2 ± 13.3

Rotating shift without night duty

36.6 ± 5.6

31.5 ± 4.5

25.4 ± 7.7

93.6 ± 11.9

p-value

0.45

0.99

0.78

0.90

Covid Infection

No

39.6 ± 6.6

31.3 ± 4.9

23.3 ± 7.2

94.2 ± 14.0

Yes

37.9 ± 7.0

31.8 ± 4.6

24.9 ± 7.1

94.6 ± 12.5

p-value

0.009

0.26

0.017

0.72

If yes does it affect your physical activity?

No

39.0 ± 6.7

31.5 ± 5.0

23.5 ± 7.3

94.1 ± 13.7

Yes, I feel easily exhausted after an infection

36.4 ± 7.1

32.2 ± 4.0

26.8 ± 6.4

95.3 ± 10.8

p-value

0.004

0.26

< 0.001

0.44

Self-Monitoring

No

38.7 ± 6.9

31.4 ± 4.7

24.2 ± 7.2

94.3 ± 13.3

Yes

38.7 ± 6.8

32.0 ± 4.7

24.1 ± 7.2

94.8 ± 12.8

p-value

0.92

0.22

0.85

0.69

Smoking Status

Smoking daily

37.7 ± 8.5

31.2 ± 6.8

25.7 ± 8.4

94.6 ± 19.0

Occasional smoker

38.9 ± 9.6

29.6 ± 5.4

22.9 ± 8.0

91.5 ± 17.4

Nonsmoker

38.8 ± 6.7

31.6 ± 4.6

24.1 ± 7.1

94.6 ± 12.7

Former smoker

36.7 ± 5.1

31.5 ± 4.0

23.9 ± 5.4

92.1 ± 9.8

p-value

0.69

0.42

0.67

0.78

Current level of physical activity

No, I feel I need to do more for my physical health

36.7 ± 7.7

31.7 ± 3.8

26.5 ± 5.7

94.9 ± 10.0

Yes, it meets my needs for physical health

37.4 ± 10.0

32.6 ± 5.6

27.2 ± 10.8

97.2 ± 12.4

p-value

0.87

0.68

0.86

0.67