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