Table 2 Comparison of work-related flow scores of dialysis nurses by different demographic factors \(({\overline{\text{x}}} \pm {\text{s)}}\)

From: A multi-site cross-sectional study of work-related flow and affective domain in dialysis nurses

Items	Category	Number of people(N)	Total score of nurse Work-related Flow Scale \(({\overline{\text{x}}} \pm {\text{s)}}\)	F/t	P
Age (years-old)	18–25	33	43.21 ± 13.76	3.231	0.022*
	26–35	212	49.78 ± 13.32
	36–45	157	50.18 ± 11.21
	> 45	58	50.57 ± 9.85
Marriage or not	Yes	392	49.92 ± 11.98	1.386	0.169
Marriage or not	No	68	47.38 ± 14.25	1.386	0.169
Number of children	Childless	86	47.44 ± 14.24	1.756	0.174
	One child	177	50.47 ± 11.16
	Second child and above	197	49.62 ± 12.45
Education level	Secondary school student	36	47.42 ± 12.14	2.003	0.113
	Junior college student	242	48.60 ± 13.20
	Undergraduate	179	51.17 ± 11.07
	Graduate student	3	54.00 ± 9.85
The level of the hospital where you work	Second class A	159	48.37 ± 12.47	4.926	0.002*
	Second class B	67	45.52 ± 14.89
	Third class A	162	51.61 ± 11.21
	Third class B	72	51.24 ± 10.91
Number of dialysis machines	< 30	197	49.03 ± 12.48	0.338	0.713
	30–59	184	50.07 ± 12.57
	≥ 60	79	49.63 ± 11.62
Number of nurses	< 20	308	49.19 ± 12.36	1.672	0.189
	20–39	120	49.43 ± 12.92
	≥ 40	32	53.37 ± 9.51
Whether obtain the blood purification specialist nurse certificate	Yes	294	50.32 ± 12.18	1.792	0.074
	No	166	48.17 ± 12.58	1.792	0.074
Employment	Staffing of public institution	233	49.77 ± 11.27	0.390	0.697
Employment	Contract employee	227	49.32 ± 13.41	0.390	0.697
Professional title	Nurse	59	46.76 ± 14.46	1.815	0.144
	Senior nurse	185	49.30 ± 13.30
	Nurse in charge	179	50.13 ± 11.26
	Deputy chief nurse and above	37	52.38 ± 7.53	1.815	0.144
Functional role	General duty nurse	378	49.12 ± 12.87	− 1.912	0.058
Functional role	Head nurse	82	51.49 ± 9.45	− 1.912	0.058
Whether go to a superior hospital for more than 3 months of further study	Yes	286	48.07 ± 12.43	− 1.051	0.294
	No	174	50.32 ± 12.24	− 1.051	0.294
Years of working in blood purification	≤ 5	202	47.68 ± 13.38	4.846	0.008*
	5–10	152	50.26 ± 12.47
	> 10	106	52.08 ± 9.36
Number of night shifts per month	0	157	48.67 ± 13.06	1.493	0.216
	1–4	174	50.83 ± 11.67
	5–9	88	49.77 ± 11.79
	> 9	41	46.98 ± 13.40
Income (monthly) Yuan	< 3000	36	42.31 ± 13.44	4.534	0.006*
	3000–5000	199	49.51 ± 13.02
	5001–7000	131	49.97 ± 12.10
	7001–9000	59	50.42 ± 10.31
	> 9000	35	54.11 ± 8.32

*means P < 0.05.

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Table 2 Comparison of work-related flow scores of dialysis nurses by different demographic factors \(({\overline{\text{x}}} \pm {\text{s)}}\)

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