Table 2 The demographics of the included participants and the differences in RS-14 scales.

From: Exploring burnout, resilience and the coping strategies among critical healthcare professionals in post-COVID Taiwan

Variable

N

Resilience level

  

Very low

Low

On the low end

Moderate

Moderate high

High

M ± SD

P-value

All

254

30(11.8%)

40(15.7%)

70(27.6%)

71(28.0%)

34(13.4%)

9(3.5%)

70.7 ± 12.3

NA

Age

 

20–29

119

21(17.7%)

21(17.7%)

37(31.1%)

23(19.3%)

12(10.1%)

5(4.2%)

68.3 ± 13.3

0.001

30–39

92

9(9.8%)

17(18.5%)

24(26.1%)

25(27.2%)

14(15.2%)

3(3.3%)

71.1 ± 12.0

40–49

39

0(0%)

2(5.1%)

9(23.1%)

20(51.3%)

7(17.9%)

1(2.6%)

76.6 ± 6.6

> 50

4

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

3(75.0%)

1(25.0%)

0(0%)

80.3 ± 4.1

Occupation

 

Physician

46

7(15.2%)

6(13.0%)

11(23.9%)

15(32.6%)

7(15.2%)

0(0%)

70.8 ± 11.8

0.967

Nurse

208

23(11.1%)

34(16.3%)

59(28.4%)

56(26.9%)

27(13.0%)

9(4.3%)

70.7 ± 12.4

Workplace

 

ER

133

17(12.8%)

22(16.5%)

35(26.3%)

35(26.3%)

19(14.3%)

5(3.8%)

70.7 ± 12.1

0.919

ICU

121

13(10.7%)

18(14.9%)

35(28.9%)

36(29.8%)

15(12.4%)

4(3.3%)

70.8 ± 12.5

Marital status

 

Single

154

23(14.9%)

32(20.8%)

44(28.6%)

34(22.1%)

16(10.4%)

5(3.3%)

68.6 ± 12.9

0.001

Married

100

7(7.0%)

8(8.0%)

26(26.0%)

37(37.0%)

18(18.0%)

4(2.0%)

74.0 ± 10.5

Previous work experience in ED/ICU

 

No

190

24(12.6%)

34(17.9%)

51(26.8%)

52(27.4%)

21(11.1%)

8(4.2%)

70.0 ± 12.7

0.097

Yes

64

6(9.4%)

6(9.4%)

19(29.7%)

19(29.7%)

13(20.3%)

1(1.6%)

72.9 ± 10.6

The length of time of being critical healthcare professional (years)

1–5

105

20(19.1%)

22(21.0%)

30(28.6%)

17(16.2%)

11(10.5%)

5(4.8%)

67.7 ± 13.5

< 0.001

6–10

56

7(12.5%)

9(16.1%)

19(33.9%)

13(23.2%)

8(14.3%)

0(0%)

69.4 ± 11.7

11–15

46

3(6.5%)

6(13.0%)

10(21.7%)

18(39.1%)

6(13.0%)

3(6.5%)

73.5 ± 11.8

> 15

47

0(0%)

3(6.4%)

11(23.4%)

23(48.9%)

9(19.1%)

1(2.1%)

76.5 ± 7.2

Using pharmaceuticals for sleep aid

No

184

22(12.0%)

30(16.3%)

49(26.6%)

50(27.2%)

27(14.7%)

6(3.3%)

71.0 ± 12.2

0.549

Yes

70

8(11.4%)

10(14.3%)

21(30.0%)

21(30.0%)

7(10.0%)

3(4.3%)

70.0 ± 12.5

Having alcoholic drinks

No

107

14(8.2%)

21(19.6%)

32(29.9%)

23(21.5%)

12(11.2%)

5(4.7%)

69.6 ± 12.8

0.194

Yes

147

16(10.9%)

19(12.9%)

38(25.9%)

48(32.7%)

22(15.0%)

4(2.7%)

71.6 ± 11.8

Exercise regularly

No

106

17(16.0%)

19(17.9%)

29(27.4%)

23(21.7%)

12(11.3%)

6(5.7%)

69.4 ± 13.4

0.144

Yes

148

13(8.8%)

21(14.2%)

41(27.7%)

48(32.4%)

22(14.9%)

3(2.0%)

71.7 ± 11.4