The Professional Quality of Life Among Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Multi-Centre Study

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Table 1 Sample Sociodemographic Characteristics (n = 334)

Characteristics	N	%
Gender
Male	58	17.4
Female	276	82.6
Age
21–25	38	11.4
26–30	137	41.0
31–35	100	29.9
36–40	47	14.1
41–45	7	2.1
More than 45	5	1.5
Marital status
Single	118	35.3
Married	201	60.2
Divorced	12	3.6
Widowed	3	0.9
Monthly Income
5000–10,000	103	30.8
10,001–15,000	189	56.6
15,001–20,000	42	12.6
Job classification
Nurse specialist	131	39.2
Nurse technician	203	60.8
Job location
King Fahad Specialist Hospital	51	15.3
King Khaled Civilian Hospital	77	23.1
Maternal and Child Hospital	82	24.6
Primary Health Center	95	28.4
Psychiatry Hospital	29	8.7
Department
Critical care	125	37.4
In patient	78	23.4
Out patient	131	39.2
Qualification
Bachelor	129	38.6
Diploma 2 years	112	33.5
Diploma 3 years	93	27.8
Years of Experience
16 to 20 Years	51	15.3
11 to 15 Years	56	16.8
6 to 10 Years	99	29.6
1 to 5 Years	91	27.2
6 months to 1 year	15	4.5
Less than 6 months	22	6.6

Table 2 Mean Scores of CS, BO, STS According to the Sample Sociodemographic Characteristics (n = 334)

Characteristics	Mean CS Score	p-value	Mean BO Scale	p-value	Mean STS Scale	p-value	Mean ProQOL Scores	p-value
Gender		0.093		0.252		0.889		0.426
Male	39.66 ± 9.72		27.24 ± 5.73		27.84 ± 8.81		31.58 ± 5.03
Female	41.41 ± 8.03		26.50 ± 7.43		28.22 ± 7.71		32.05 ± 4.13
Age		0.008*		0.012*		0.112		0.220
21–25	43.32 ± 5.57		25.92 ± 7.06		28.11 ± 8.62		32.45 ± 4.01
26–30	40.37 ± 8.61		27.42 ± 6.92		28.14 ± 8.01		31.98 ± 4.66
31–35	41.87 ± 8.22		26.19 ± 7.40		28.59 ± 7.95		32.22 ± 4.03
36–40	38.72 ± 9.50		27.45 ± 6.64		28.81 ± 7.01		31.66 ± 4.20
41–45	43.43 ± 6.95		23.14 ± 8.69		20.86 ± 5.21		29.14 ± 2.39
More than 45	48.40 ± 1.67		16.60 ± 4.72		24.40 ± 6.66		29.80 ± 3.46
Marital status		0.197		0.515		0.547		0.839
Single	41.19 ± 8.16		26.44 ± 6.99		28.64 ± 8.49		32.09 ± 4.58
Married	40.78 ± 8.59		26.94 ± 7.30		27.92 ± 7.61		31.88 ± 4.20
Divorced	45.00 ± 6.35		23.67 ± 7.13		26.75 ± 7.79		31.81 ± 3.59
Widowed	44.33 ± 2.89		25.33 ± 1.15		30.67 ± 2.31		33.44 ± 1.07
Monthly Income		0.314		0.794		0.876		0.498
5000–10,000	41.82 ± 8.53		26.30 ± 7.32		28.44 ± 7.98		32.184 ± 4.73
10,001–15,000	40.92 ± 7.99		26.77 ± 7.18		27.98 ± 7.77		31.889 ± 3.97
15,001–20,000	40.21 ± 9.54		26.83 ± 6.83		28.26 ± 8.43		31.770 ± 4.69
Job classification		0.687		0.267		0.851		0.716
Nurse specialist	41.54 ± 6.75		27.05 ± 6.95		28.25 ± 8.26		32.28 ± 4.24
Nurse technician	40.83 ± 9.25		26.36 ± 7.30		28.09 ± 7.69		31.76 ± 4.33
Job location		0.167		<0.001*		<0.001*		<0.001*
King Fahad Specialist Hospital	42.35 ± 9.01		23.51 ± 7.65		24.65 ± 7.62		30.17 ± 4.15
King Khaled Civilian Hospital	39.31 ± 10.03		27.78 ± 7.90		28.95 ± 7.71		32.01 ± 4.06
Maternal and Child Hospital	40.18 ± 8.78		24.88 ± 7.69		25.45 ± 6.81		30.17 ± 3.61
Primary Health Center	41.94 ± 6.52		27.86 ± 5.44		30.12 ± 7.81		33.31 ± 4.13
Psychiatry Hospital	43.59 ± 4.90		30.00 ± 4.32		33.45 ± 7.14		35.68 ± 3.63
Department		0.720		0.003		0.008		<0.001
Critical care	41.31 ± 7.33		27.39 ± 7.21		28.86 ± 7.36		32.52 ± 3.82
In patient	42.09 ± 7.17		28.08 ± 7.26		29.68 ± 7.93		33.28 ± 3.72
Out patient	40.33 ± 9.80		25.05 ± 6.80		26.57 ± 8.16		30.65 ± 4.70
Qualification		0.201		0.459		0.440		0.208
Bachelor	41.51 ± 6.75		26.98 ± 6.98		28.11 ± 8.17		32.20 ± 4.17
Diploma 2 years	42.69 ± 6.73		25.78 ± 7.03		29.08 ± 7.18		32.52 ± 3.93
Diploma 3 years	39.33 ± 10.68		26.93 ± 7.48		27.45 ± 8.15		31.24 ± 4.64
Years of Experience		0.012*		0.061		0.141		0.102
16 to 20 Years	39.92 ± 9.11		26.18 ± 7.93		27.53 ± 7.83		31.21 ± 4.03
11 to 15 Years	38.09 ± 10.82		27.48 ± 7.89		27.87 ± 8.46		31.15 ± 4.48
6 to 10 Years	43.24 ± 6.13		25.95 ± 6.70		28.07 ± 6.68		32.42 ± 3.57
1 to 5 Years	40.75 ± 8.08		27.65 ± 6.22		29.12 ± 8.19		32.51 ± 4.79
6 months to 1 year	40.07 ± 6.95		28.40 ± 7.53		30.60 ± 7.59		33.02 ± 3.52
Less than 6 months	44.14 ± 7.47		23.18 ± 7.97		25.05 ± 10.17		30.79 ± 5.25

Notes: Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests. *Significance level at p > 0.05.

Abbreviations: CS, compassion satisfaction; CF, compassion fatigue; BO, burnout; STS, secondary traumatic stress.

Figure 1 Sample distribution according to subscale levels (%) (n-334).

Abbreviations: CS, compassion satisfaction; CF, compassion fatigue; BO, burnout; STS, secondary traumatic stress.

Table 3 CS, BO, and STS Among the Sample of Saudi Nurses (n = 334)

ProQoL Subscales		M	SD	Min	Max
CS		41.11	8.35	10	50
CF	BO	26.63	7.162	10	46
	STS	28.16	7.902	10	50
Mean subscale scores		31.965	4.295	–	–

Abbreviations: CS, compassion satisfaction; CF, compassion fatigue; BO, burnout; STS, secondary traumatic stress.