Table 3: Examination of perceived stress scale scores with demographic characteristics.

   

Before ICU

After ICU

 
   

Mean ± Std Deviation

Mean ± Std Deviation

P1

Gender

Male

22.08 ± 4.63

24.57 ± 4.38

0.001

 

Female

18.26 ± 2.86

23.57 ± 4.47

0.001

P2

 

0.001

0.370

 

Seniority

1

20.94 ± 4.95

24.56 ± 3.37

0.001

 

2

20.62 ± 4.06

24.90 ± 4.74

0.001

 

3

21.53 ± 4.02

23.76 ± 3.27

0.030

 

4

19.38 ± 5.32

23.25 ± 6.58

0.063

 

5

20.44 ± 4.88

24.00 ± 5.70

0.051

P2

 

0.414

0.302

 

Child

0

21.75 ± 5.03

24.75 ± 4.55

0.001

 

1

19.74 ± 2.16

24.16 ± 3.99

0.001

 

2

16.60 ± 1.82

19.80 ± 1.30

0.016

P2

 

0.913

0.554

 

Marital status

Single

21.62 ± 4.99

24.74 ± 4.60

0.001

 

Married

19.44 ± 2.97

23.32 ± 3.93

0.001

P2

 

0.481

0.564

 

Comorbidities

Yes

19.33 ± 3.20

25.00 ± 4.47

0.001

 

No

21.08 ± 4.63

24.14 ± 4.42

0.005

P2

 

0.279

0.589

 

Drug use

Yes

19.80 ± 2.77

27.80 ± 3.70

0.014

 

No

20.94 ± 4.61

23.99 ± 4.36

0.001

P2

 

0.588

0.061

 

Smoking

Yes

20.00 ± 2.42

24.94 ± 4.33

0.001

 

No

21.11 ± 4.92

24.05 ± 4.45

0.001

P2

 

0.389

0.481

 

Alcohol Consumption

Yes

19.83 ± 1.72

22.83 ± 3.54

0.079

 

No

20.95 ± 4.67

24.38 ± 4.47

0.001

P2

 

0.563

0.414

 

Profession (JOB) satisfaction

Yes

20.74 ± 4.72

23.87 ± 4.21

0.001

 

No

21.50 ± 3.80

25.68 ± 4.13

0.001

 

Sometimes

18.00 ± 6.08

19.67 ± 6.66

0.130

P2

 

0.585

0.033

 

Specialization (branch) satisfaction

Yes

20.76 ± 4.51

24.27 ± 4.22

0.002

 

No

21.60 ± 3.34

25.40 ± 4.45

0.001

 

Sometimes

20.33 ± 8.62

20.00 ± 7.00

0.826

P2

 

0.660

0.326

 

 

P1 derived from Paired t and wilcoxon tests; P2 derived from Student t.Mann Whitney U and ANOVA tests.