Table 2 Means and standard deviations for overall data and grouped by professional category and ANOVA comparison among groups.
Variable (scale) | Total (n = 242) | Nursing (n = 103) | Physician (n = 63) | Other Primary care staff (n = 76) | F(2,239) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional experience (in years) | 16.20 (10.49) | 17.25 (9.77) | 16.87 (9.36) | 14.22 (12.07) | 2.01 | 0.14 |
Positive meaning of work (1–7) | 5.66 (1.32) | 5.73 (1.35) | 5.63 (1.39) | 5.59 (1.23) | 0.26 | 0.77 |
POS (1–7) | 4.57 (1.44) | 4.56 (1.49) | 4.41 (1.38) | 4.71 (1.43) | 0.71 | 0.49 |
CS (0–5) | 3.86 (0.80) | 3.92 (0.81) | 3.71 (0.77) | 3.91 (0.82) | 2.59 | 0.08 |
Emotional loneliness (1–3) | 1.48 (0.58) | 1.49 (0.63) | 1.46 (0.61) | 1.48 (0.49) | 0.06 | 0.94 |
Social loneliness (1–3) | 1.69 (0.62) | 1.72 (0.70) | 1.60 (0.60) | 1.71 (0.52) | 0.83 | 0.44 |