Eliciting Challenges on Social Connectedness among Filipino Nurse Returnees: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Method Research

Table 2

Mean scores of respondents’ social connectedness ().

	Mean	SD	Interpretation
(1) I feel at ease in the presence of outsiders.	4.61	1.09	Agree
(2) I am accustomed with the community where I work and live with.	4.99	0.69	Agree
(3) I have not developed personal attachment outside my family since I returned from abroad.	4.47	1.19	Slightly Agree
(4) I have readjusted well upon return.	4.89	0.94	Agree
(5) I feel a sense of belongingness to those around me.	4.85	0.94	Agree
(6) I feel detached from the community where I live and work.	4.49	1.21	Slightly Agree
(7) I have not developed close attachment even with my own family.	4.93	1.03	Agree
(8) I view people as pleasant and open-minded.	4.79	1.03	Agree
(9) I feel like a stranger ().	4.87	1.05	Agree
(10) I feel appreciated by those around me.	4.70	0.91	Agree
(11) I feel isolated from those around me.	4.81	1.11	Agree
(12) I am able to connect with my peers.	4.88	0.93	Agree
(13) I do not feel that I am accepted by my peers.	4.72	1.12	Agree
(14) I am much concerned with the welfare of others.	4.75	0.95	Agree
(15) I find myself less attached with my community.	4.42	1.21	Slightly Agree
(16) I am able to relate with other people.	4.93	0.92	Agree
(17) I view myself as an outsider since my return.	4.73	1.11	Agree
(18) I do not feel an attachment to others.	4.61	1.19	Agree
(19) I consider my friends as family.	4.96	0.93	Agree
(20) I sense a lack of connectedness with others.	4.65	1.10	Agree
Overall	4.75	0.63	Agree

Strongly Disagree 1–1.49; Slightly Disagree 1.5–2.49; Disagree 2.5–3.49; Slightly Agree 3.5–4.49; Agree 4.5–5.49; and Strongly Agree 5.5–6.0.
Reversed scoring.