Depression and anxiety symptoms among operating room nurses: Prevalence and correlations with occupational environmental factors

Table 2 Anxiety and depression symptoms among operating room nurses with different characteristics, n (%)

Characteristics	n	Anxiety symptoms			χ2 value	P value	Depression symptoms			χ2 value	P value
		Asymptomatic	Mild	Moderate and above			Asymptomatic	Mild	Moderate and above
Gender					0.132	0.936				6.947	0.031
Male	27	12 (44.44)	12 (44.44)	3 (11.11)			16 (59.26)	6 (22.22)	5 (18.52)
Female	124	53 (42.74)	54 (43.55)	17 (13.71)			40 (32.26)	48 (38.71)	36 (29.03)
Age					12.874	0.045				20.023	0.003
< 26 years old	26	13 (50.00)	11 (42.31)	2 (7.69)			8 (30.77)	15 (57.69)	3 (11.54)
26-36 years old	78	24 (30.77)	39 (50.00)	15 (19.23)			25 (32.05)	21 (26.92)	32 (41.03)
37-46 years old	37	21 (56.76)	13 (35.14)	3 (8.11)			17 (45.95)	15 (40.50)	5 (13.51)
> 46 years old	10	7 (70.00)	3 (30.00)	0 (0.00)			6 (60.00)	3 (30.00)	1 (10.00)
Educational background					2.349	0.672				1.124	0.890
Junior college	9	3 (33.33)	5 (55.56)	1 (11.11)			4 (44.44)	2 (22.22)	3 (33.33)
Undergraduate	138	59 (42.75)	60 (43.48)	19 (13.77)			50 (36.23)	51 (36.96)	37 (26.81)
Master’s degree or higher	4	3 (75.00)	1 (25.00)	0 (0.00)			2 (50.00)	1 (25.00)	1 (25.00)
Marital status					1.278	0.528				0.769	0.681
Unmarried	28	12 (42.86)	14 (50.00)	2 (7.14)			9 (32.14)	12 (42.86)	7 (25.00)
Married/divorced	123	53 (43.09)	52 (42.28)	18 (14.63)			47 (38.21)	42 (34.15)	34 (27.64)
Number of children					2.697	0.846				2.845	0.828
0	32	15 (46.88)	15 (46.88)	2 (6.25)			10 (31.25)	14 (43.75)	8 (25.00)
1	82	35 (42.68)	34 (41.46)	13 (15.85)			31 (37.80)	27 (32.93)	24 (29.27)
2	33	14 (42.42)	15 (45.45)	4 (12.12)			13 (39.39)	11 (33.33)	9 (27.27)
3	4	1 (25.00)	2 (50.00)	1 (25.00)			2 (50.00)	2 (50.00)	0 (0.00)
Operating room tenure					33.901	< 0.001				38.559	< 0.001
1-5 years	44	25 (56.82)	16 (36.36)	2 (4.55)			16 (36.36)	24 (54.55)	4 (9.09)
6-10 years	45	8 (17.78)	25 (55.56)	12 (26.67)			11 (24.44)	10 (22.22)	24 (53.33)
11-15 years	37	12 (32.43)	19 (51.35)	6 (16.22)			12 (32.43)	13 (35.14)	12 (32.43)
16-20 years	18	13 (72.22)	5 (27.78)	0 (0.00)			12 (66.67)	6 (33.33)	0 (0.00)
≥ 21 years	7	6 (85.71)	1 (14.29)	0 (0.00)			5 (71.43)	1 (14.29)	1 (14.29)
Professional title					21.931	0.001				14.821	0.022
Nurse	35	13 (37.14)	18 (51.43)	4 (11.43)			12 (34.29)	17 (48.57)	6 (17.14)
Senior Nurse	67	32 (47.76)	31 (46.27)	4 (5.97)			26 (38.81)	23 (34.33)	18 (26.87)
Nurse-in-Charge	40	12 (30.00)	16 (40.00)	12 (30.00)			11 (27.50)	12 (30.00)	17 (42.50)
Associate Chief Nurse and above	9	8 (88.89)	1 (11.11)	0 (0.00)			7 (77.78)	2 (22.22)	0 (0.00)
Job position					31.162	< 0.001				20.002	0.003
Scrub Nurse	42	4 (9.52)	28 (66.67)	10 (23.81)			11 (26.19)	11 (26.19)	20 (47.62)
Circulating Nurse	68	34 (50.00)	25 (36.76)	9 (13.24)			22 (32.35)	31 (45.59)	15 (22.06)
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse	11	7 (63.64)	4 (36.36)	0 (0.00)			5 (45.45)	3 (27.27)	3 (27.27)
Nurse with Administrative Responsibilities	30	20 (66.67)	9 (30.00)	1 (3.33)			18 (60.00)	9 (30.00)	3 (10.00)