Research Article
Effectiveness of Positive Thinking Training Program on Nurses’ Quality of Work Life through Smartphone Applications
Table 1
Comparison of quality of work life’s mean based on demographic variables in the control and intervention group.
| Background characteristics | Control group | Intervention group | | % | Mean | value | | % | Mean | value |
| Age (year) | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.2 | <30 | 33 | 66 | 114.40 ± 33.55 | | 27 | 54 | 123.35 ± 24.49 | | 30–40 | 15 | 30 | 114.84 ± 21.11 | | 17 | 34 | 125.09 ± 23.08 | | >40 | 2 | 4 | 127 ± 27.32 | | 6 | 12 | 139.50 ± 24.27 | | Gender | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.08 | Female | 40 | 80 | 106.77 ± 16.69 | | 42 | 84 | 127.13 ± 24.95 | | Male | 10 | 20 | 117.47 ± 31.46 | | 8 | 16 | 116.38 ± 18.34 | | Marriage | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.31 | Single | 33 | 66 | 87.19 ± 10.87 | | 34 | 68 | 127.58 ± 22.72 | | Married | 17 | 34 | 86.55 ± 9.37 | | 16 | 32 | 122.71 ± 25.59 | | Education | | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.09 | B.S. | 48 | 96 | 115.11 ± 29.84 | | 46 | 92 | 124.18 ± 23.74 | | M.S. | 2 | 4 | 112.33 ± 26.29 | | 4 | 8 | 141.16 ± 27.69 | | Nursing work experience (year) | | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.21 | 6 m–10 y | 13 | 26 | 113.30 ± 46.33 | | 14 | 28 | 117.84 ± 27.23 | | 10–20 y | 27 | 54 | 117.96 ± 18.74 | | 23 | 46 | 128.32 ± 20 | | 20–30 y | 10 | 20 | 113.95 ± 25.77 | | 13 | 26 | 127.87 ± 27.88 | | Ward | | | | 0.7 | | | | 0.008 | Critical wards | 7 | 14 | 121.68 ± 21.26 | | 18 | 36 | 136.64 ± 21.26 | | General wards | 17 | 34 | 114.22 ± 36 | | 32 | 64 | 124.28 ± 24.45 | | Mental wards | 26 | 52 | 112.15 ± 22.09 | | 0 | | | | Use of sedative drugs and drinks | | | | 0.014 | | | | 0.011 | Yes | 4 | 8 | 131.47 ± 49.30 | | 13 | 26 | 138.64 ± 25.76 | | No | 46 | 92 | 112.28 ± 22.72 | | 37 | 74 | 122.44 ± 23.04 | |
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