Means, minimum to maximum (min-max), and 95% CI of group difference (ED–GW) of the scores of PSS and its subscales
| Emergency department (ED) nurses (n=82) | General ward (GW) nurses (n=50) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scales | Mean | Min-max | Mean | Min-max | ED–GW 95% CI | p* | Adjusted p** |
| *p value was calculated using two sampled tests. | |||||||
| **Adjusted p was calculated using general linear model to adjust for marital status and working experience (years). | |||||||
| †Significant after Bonferroni correction for PSS subscales. | |||||||
| Mental health professional stress scale (PSS) | 1.51 | 0.0–3.0 | 1.30 | 0.0–2.8 | 0.05 to 0.38 | 0.012 | 0.029 |
| Work load (WL) | 1.70 | 0.2–3.0 | 1.61 | 0.0–2.7 | −0.12 to 0.30 | 0.389 | 0.395 |
| Patient related difficulty (PD) | 1.82 | 0.5–3.0 | 1.68 | 0.8–2.7 | −0.12 to 0.30 | 0.142 | 0.168 |
| Organisational structure and processes (OS) | 1.54 | 0.0–3.0 | 1.15 | 0.0–2.3 | 0.15 to 0.63 | 0.002† | 0.007† |
| Lack of resources (RES) | 1.54 | 0.0–3.0 | 1.13 | 0.0–2.3 | 0.15 to 0.65 | 0.002† | 0.009 |
| Conflict with other professionals (COF) | 1.46 | 0.0–3.0 | 1.11 | 0.0–2.2 | 0.13 to 0.57 | 0.002† | 0.008 |
| Professional self doubt (SD) | 1.40 | 0.0–3.0 | 1.29 | 0.0–2.7 | −0.13 to 0.35 | 0.353 | 0.480 |
| Home-work conflicts (HW) | 1.06 | 0.0–3.0 | 1.12 | 0.0–2.8 | −0.30 to 0.17 | 0.598 | 0.587 |