Assessment of job satisfaction, work-related strain, and perceived stress in nurses working in different departments in the same hospital: a survey study

Erdoğan, Cem; Doğan, Sibel; Çakmak, Rumeysa; Kizilaslan, Deniz; Hizarci, Burcu; Karaaslan, Pelin; Öz, Hüseyin

doi:10.1186/s42077-020-00084-9

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 7 Mean scores of SF-MSQ, WRSI, and PSS by the selected psychosocial characteristics of nurses (N = 411)

From: Assessment of job satisfaction, work-related strain, and perceived stress in nurses working in different departments in the same hospital: a survey study

Professional characteristics	N	SF-Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (SF-MSQ)		Work-Related Strain Inventory (WRSI)		The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Professional characteristics	N	Mean ± SD	Test*	Mean ± SD	Test*	Mean ± SD	Test*
Mode of transport to work
Hospital shuttle services	258	68.32 ± 11.75	KW = 4.774 p = 0.189	38.52 ± 5.60	KW = 5.414 p = 0.144	39.55 ± 6.86	KW = 9.032 p = 0.029
Public transport	34	66.55 ± 10.44		39.94 ± 5.18		41.23 ± 6.39
Private car	16	69.50 ± 10.32		36.93 ± 5.53		37.25 ± 6.18
On foot	103	66.03 ± 13.36		39.64 ± 6.26		41.29 ± 7.22
Length of traveling time to work			KW = 2.575 p = 0.276	38.83 ± 5.53	KW = 1.764 p = 0.414	39.68 ± 7.59	KW = 0.192 p = 0.908
Less than 20 min	155	67.88 ± 13.20		38.44 ± 5.60		40.09 ± 6.45
20–39 min	156	67.43 ± 11.90		40.11 ± 7.16		40.93 ± 6.32
40–59 min	44	65.45 ± 10.72		39.08 ± 5.61		40.17 ± 6.90
60 min or longer	56	69.32 ± 9.77		38.83 ± 5.53		39.68 ± 7.59
Economic satisfaction from the wage
No/not at all	200	63.49 ± 12.36	KW = 57.174 p = 0.000	39.58 ± 6.29	KW = 5.649 p = 0.130	41.31 ± 6.72	KW = 18.503 p = 0.000
Very little/minimum	37	67.43 ± 9.16		39.16 ± 5.71		40.37 ± 6.84
Moderate	44	75.18 ± 12.64		37.40 ± 5.04		36.75 ± 7.17
Fair	130	71.56 ± 9.30		38.14 ± 4.97		39.10 ± 6.77
Cigarette Smoking
Smokers	121	68.88 ± 13.57	U = 16,723.500 p = 0.454	39.39 ± 5.82	U = 16,093.500 p = 0.185	39.62 ± 7.26	U = 16,901.500 p = 0.557
Non-smokers	290	67.13 ± 11.32	U = 16,723.500 p = 0.454	38.63 ± 5.73	U = 16,093.500 p = 0.185	40.21 ± 6.80	U = 16,901.500 p = 0.557
Is it a dream job?
Yes	221	69.50 ± 12.35	U = 16,921.000 p = 0.001	38.43 ± 4.94	U = 19,795.500 p = 0.317	39.28 ± 6.96	U = 18,098.000 p = 0.016
No	190	65.48 ± 11.30	U = 16,921.000 p = 0.001	39.34 ± 6.56	U = 19,795.500 p = 0.317	40.91 ± 6.82	U = 18,098.000 p = 0.016
Fond of the job?
Yes	386	68.29 ± 11.74	U = 2124.000 p = 0.000	38.40 ± 5.35	U = 1944.500 p = 0.000	39.77 ± 6.85	U = 3111.500 p = 0.003
No	25	57.68 ± 12.40	U = 2124.000 p = 0.000	45.92 ± 7.26	U = 1944.500 p = 0.000	44.16 ± 7.06	U = 3111.500 p = 0.003
Any thoughts about quitting ever?
Yes	236	64.69 ± 11.89	U = 13,376.000 p = 0.000	40.01 ± 6.24	U = 15,539.000 p = 0.000	41.42 ± 6.38	U = 15,341.500 p = 0.000
No	175	71.62 ± 11.08	U = 13,376.000 p = 0.000	37.30 ± 4.62	U = 15,539.000 p = 0.000	38.17 ± 7.23	U = 15,341.500 p = 0.000
Extra time allocated for a social life?
Yes	96	72.60 ± 12.20	KW = 32.558 p = 0.000	37.78 ± 5.69	KW = 20.764 p = 0.000	37.64 ± 6.67	KW = 23.337 p = 0.000
No	172	64.18 ± 12.40		40.45 ± 6.16		41.75 ± 6.45
Very little	143	68.49 ± 10.07		37.66 ± 4.80		39.59 ± 7.17

*Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used

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