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Table 2 Worry scores across health practitioners’ and job characteristics

From: Workplace bullying and its impact on the quality of healthcare and patient safety

 

n(%)

1074(100)

Median[IQR]

81.7[35]

Gender

 Male

152(14.2)

68.3[41.3]

 Female

922(85.8)

83.3[32.1]

  

Z=-5.224, P<0.001*

Age (years)

 <30

348(32.4)

90.0[25.0]

 ≥30

726(68.6)

77.5[40.0]

  

Z=-3.826, P<0.001*

Marital status

 Single/Separated

534(49.7)

86.7[28.8]

 Married

540(50.3)

78.3[41.7]

  

Z=-3.452, P=0.001*

Educational status

 Diploma's/Bachelor’s degree

867(80.7)

80.0[38.3]

 Master’s/PhD degree

207(19.3)

90.0[30.0]

  

Z=-3.188, P=0.001*

Nationality

 Saudi

292(27.2)

76.7[41.7]

 Non-Saudi

782(72.8)

83.3[33.3]

  

Z=-2.077, P=0.038

Work experience (years)

 ≤10

587(54.7)

88.3[28.3]

 >10

487(45.3)

75.0[43.3]

  

Z=-5.535, P<0.001*

Job position

 Physicians/Pharmacists

172(16.0)

79.2[41.7]

 Nurses/Technicians/Administrative

902(84.0)

81.7[33.3]

  

Z=-1.467, P=0.142

Previous training on work place bullying

 Yes

118(11.0)

81.7[40.4]

 No

956(89.0)

81.6[33.3]

  

Z=-1.341, P=0.180

Previously exposed to WPB

 Yes

684(63.7)

86.7[28.3]

 No

390(36.3)

71.7[38.3]

  

Z=-9.124, P<0.001*

  1. IQR interquartile range, Z = Mann-Whitney test Z-score, *P value: statistically significant at < 0.025