Table 1 Demographic characteristics and level of work engagement among nurses (N = 215)
From: Work engagement and associated factors among dental nurses in China
Characteristics | N (%) | UWES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
M (IQR) | Z/X2 | P | ||
Gender |  |  | − 0.166 | 0.868 |
Male | 2 (0.9) | 40.00 (0) | Â | Â |
Female | 213 (99.1) | 36.00 (16) | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | 12.932 | 0.012* |
< 30 years | 106 (49.3) | 36.00 (16) |  |  |
31–35 years | 75 (34.9) | 36.00 (13) |  |  |
36–40 years | 22 (10.2) | 37.00 (15) |  |  |
41–45 years | 10 (4.7) | 52.00 (9) |  |  |
> 46 years | 2 (0.9) | 36.50 (0) |  |  |
Marital status |  |  | − 0.339 | 0.735 |
unmarried or other | 76 (35.3) | 37.00 (16) | Â | Â |
married | 139 (64.7) | 36.00 (16) | Â | Â |
Highest degree | Â | Â | 0.449 | 0.503 |
junior college | 33 (15.3) | 36.00 (23) | Â | Â |
undergraduate | 178 (82.8) | 36.00 (15) | Â | Â |
master’s | 4 (1.9) | 26.00 (24) |  |  |
Exercise |  |  | − 2.367 | 0.018* |
Yes | 101 (47.0) | 35.00 (14) | Â | Â |
No | 114 (53.0) | 39.00 (17) | Â | Â |
Post |  |  | − 0.947 | 0.343 |
nurse | 201 (93.5) | 36.00 (16) | Â | Â |
head nurse | 14 (6.5) | 39.50 (16) | Â | Â |
Shift type |  |  | − 0.731 | 0.465 |
Night shift | 35 (16.3) | 34.00 (16) | Â | Â |
Day shift | 180 (83.7) | 36.00 (16) | Â | Â |
Professional titles | Â | Â | 10.001 | 0.007* |
nurse | 39 (18.1) | 37.00 (16) | Â | Â |
senior nurse | 152 (70.7) | 35.00 (14) | Â | Â |
chief nurse | 24 (11.2) | 45.50 (19) | Â | Â |
Department |  |  | − 0.694 | 0.488 |
Outpatient | 154 (71.6) | 36.00 (17) | Â | Â |
Inpatient | 61 (28.4) | 37.00 (14) | Â | Â |
Working years | Â | Â | 9.161 | 0.057 |
1–5 years | 48 (22.3) | 36.00 (16) |  |  |
6–10 years | 100 (46.5) | 35.00 (13) |  |  |
11–15 years | 42 (19.5) | 39.00 (20) |  |  |
16–20 years | 15 (7.0) | 37.00 (13) |  |  |
> 20 years | 10 (4.7) | 47.50 (17) |  |  |
Household income | Â | Â | 4.742 | 0.315 |
< 10 thousand | 78 (36.3) | 36.50 (16) |  |  |
11–15 thousand | 65 (30.2) | 36.00 (15) |  |  |
16–20 thousand | 44 (20.5) | 35.00 (16) |  |  |
20–30 thousand | 18 (8.4) | 40.50 (22) |  |  |
> 30 thousand | 10 (4.7) | 35.50 (18) |  |  |