Table 1 Demographic characteristics and scores of mental workload (N = 590)
Variables | Category | N (%) | Mental workload Mean (SD) | t/F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | t = 0.681 | 0.497 | |||
Female | 503 (85.25) | 68.67(17.87) | |||
Male | 87 (14.75) | 69.93(15.53) | |||
Age(year) | F = 2.077 | 0.126 | |||
≤ 30 | 336 (56.95) | 70.10 (18.06) | |||
31 ~ 40 | 160 (27.12) | 67.66 (16.57) | |||
> 40 | 94 (15.93) | 66.49 (17.01) | |||
Marital status | F = 1.870 | 0.155 | |||
Unmarried | 242 (41.02) | 70.48 (18.48) | |||
Married | 327 (55.42) | 67.85 (17.00) | |||
Divorce/Separated | 21 (3.56) | 65.90 (13.07) | |||
Children | t = 1.886 | 0.060 | |||
With children | 306 (51.86) | 67.55 (16.59) | |||
No children | 284 (48.14) | 70.27 (18.43) | |||
Education level | F = 1.633 | 0.199 | |||
Associate degree or less | 157 (26.61) | 66.92 (16.86) | |||
bachelor degree | 382 (64.75) | 69.44 (18.31) | |||
Master degree or above | 51 (8.64) | 70.47 (12.76) | |||
Working experience (year) | F = 2.385 | 0.093 | |||
≤ 5 | 266 (45.09) | 70.59 (18.20) | |||
6 ~ 10 | 109 (18.47) | 67.32 (17.96) | |||
>10 | 215 (36.44) | 67.49 (16.33) | |||
Departments | F = 0.769 | 0.630 | |||
Internal medicine | 107 (18.14) | 70.64 (14.71) | |||
Surgical | 103 (17.46) | 67.06 (19.15) | |||
ICU | 91 (15.42) | 69.10 (19.18) | |||
Outpatient | 89 (15.09) | 67.43 (16.72) | |||
Pediatrics | 74 (12.54) | 68.81 (17.85) | |||
Emergency | 34 (5.76) | 72.76 (15.87) | |||
Psychiatry | 27 (4.58) | 65.22 (16.41) | |||
Oncology | 22 (3.72) | 71.55 (16.88) | |||
Other | 43 (7.29) | 69.12 (19.88) | |||
Professional title | F = 0.253 | 0.777 | |||
Nurse | 243 (41.19) | 68.26 (17.52) | |||
Senior nurse | 228 (38.64) | 69.18 (18.42) | |||
Nurse supervisor or above | 119 (20.17) | 69.47 (15.85) | |||
Employment type | t = 1.118 | 0.264 | |||
Contract | 472 (80.00) | 69.26 (17.67) | |||
Permanent | 118 (20.00) | 67.25 (16.98) | |||
Psychological training | t = 2.042 | 0.042∗ | |||
Not attended | 228 (38.64) | 70.75 (18.55) | |||
Attended | 362 (61.36) | 67.67 (16.78) |