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Table 1 Characteristics of healthcare providers according to their workplace

From: Moral distress and its contribution to the development of burnout syndrome among critical care providers

Characteristics

ICUa n (%)

Step-Down Unit n (%)

p

Female gender

101/132 (76.5)

77/113 (68.1)

0.143*

Age—mean (SDb)

35.5 (7.1)

34.4 (6.6)

0.224**

Marital status—married

76/130 (58.5)

71/115 (61.7)

0.601*

Night shift

58/126 (46.0)

56/115 (48.7)

0.679*

Time spent on the path to arrive at work >60 min

55/133 (41.4)

56/115 (48.7)

0.246*

Catholic religion

67/133 (50.4)

49/113 (43.4)

0.272*

Personal income >R$5000

30/131 (22.9)

24/113 (21.2)

0.755*

Family support

78/130 (60.0)

65/110 (59.1)

0.886*

Time working at the institution (years)—median (p25–p75)c

6.0 (3.0–12.0)

4.0 (2.0–9.0)

0.001***

Has a non-care activities in the institution

16/130 (12.3)

9/109 (8.3)

0.308*

Psychiatric treatment

9/133 (6.8)

7/114 (6.1)

0.842*

Psychotherapy

12/133 (9.0)

1/115 (0.9)

0.004*

Works out of hospital

42/133 (32.6)

36/114 (31.6)

>0.999*

Absenteeism (last month)

33/133 (24.8)

29/115 (25.2)

0.941*

Tobacco use

16/132 (12.1)

7/115 (6.1)

0.104*

Alcohol use ≥1 drink/week

27/133 (20.3)

27/115 (23.5)

0.545*

Leisure ≥5 h/week

49/131 (37.4)

35/114 (30.7)

0.270*

Regular physical activity

45/130 (34.6)

50/109 (45.9)

0.077*

Has regular hobbies

45/108 (41.7)

46/95 (48.4)

0.334*

Sexual activity ≥1 time/week

86/132 (65.1)

78/113 (69.0)

0.520*

  1. * Chi-square test
  2. ** Student’s t test
  3. *** Wilkoxon rank-sum test
  4. aIntensive care unit
  5. bStandard deviation
  6. c25th–75th percentiles