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Table 1 Individual characteristics of nurses in ICUs

From: The effect of resilience training with mHealth application based on micro-learning method on the stress and anxiety of nurses working in intensive care units: a randomized controlled trial

Group

Intervention

Control

Test, value, df, P-value

Variable

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (y)

30 ± 5.47

29.16 ± 3.78

*t= -0.685

df = 58

P = 0.496

Work experience in the nursing (y)

10.53 ± 7.92

7.90 ± 3.96

*t= -1.628

df = 42.696

P = 0.111

Work experience in the ICUs (y)

5.20 ± 4.95

3.77 ± 2.20

*t= -1.447

df = 40.068

P = 0.156

Variable

f

%

f

%

Test value, df, P-value

Sex

Male

19

63.33

24

80

**

P = 0.252

Female

11

36.67

6

20

Education status

Bachelor

17

56.66

17

56.66

**Value = 1.815

P = 0.483

Master

13

43.34

11

36.66

Ph.D.

0

0

2

6.68

Employment status

Contractual

9

30

4

13.33

***Value = 2.648

df = 2

P = 0.266

Contract

6

20

9

30

Permanent

15

50

17

56.67

Shift work

Morning

6

20

4

13.33

**Value = 4.104

P = 0.397

Evening

2

6.67

6

20

Night

10

33.33

8

26.67

Morning and night

3

10

6

20

Rotating

9

30

6

20

Participating in the resilience workshops in last six months

Yes

8

26.67

8

26.67

**

P = 1.000

No

22

73.33

22

73.33

Experience caring for patients with COVID

Less than six months

15

50

10

33.33

**

P = 0.295

More than six months

15

50

20

66.67

  1. ICUs: intensive care units; SD: standard deviation; y: year; f: frequency
  2. *Independent t-test; **Fisher’s Exact Test; ***Chi-Square Test