Table 2 Participants’ demographic characteristics and their relationships with the mean scores of depression, anxiety, and stress^*

Gender

Female

355 (75.9)

15.23 ± 4.73

13.16 ± 4.92

13.56 ± 5.48

Male

113 (24.1)

14.87 ± 4.89

13.34 ± 4.86

13.58 ± 5.10

Test results^a

t = 0.706

p = 0.553

t = 0.337

p = 0.453

t = 0.038

p = 0.414

Age (Years)

–

33.59 ± 6.40

15.13 ± 4.76

13.21 ± 4.90

13.56 ± 5.37

Test results^b

r = 0.02

p = 0.634

r = 0.03

p = 0.423

r = 0.01

p = 0.865

Marital status

Married

333 (71.2)

15.06 ± 4.70

13.26 ± 5.05

13.51 ± 5.55

Single

135 (28.8)

15.30 ± 4.90

13.09 ± 4.54

13.70 ± 4.95

Test results^a

t = 0.501

p = 0.355

t = 0.359

p = 0.073

t = 0/353

p = 0.503

Educational level

Bachelor’s

412 (88.0)

15.07 ± 4.70

13.25 ± 4.76

13.55 ± 5.37

Master’s

56 (12.0)

15.59 ± 5.24

12.94 ± 5.85

13.67 ± 5.42

Test results^a

t = 0.772

p = 0.415

t = 0.436

p = 0.013

t = − 0.153

p = 0.461

Affiliated COVID-19 care ward

Internal medicine

208 (44.4)

14.62 ± 4.52

13.00 ± 4.56

13.43 ± 5.88

Intensive care

158 (33.8)

15.81 ± 4.91

13.63 ± 5.17

13.89 ± 5.19

Emergency

102 (21.8)

15.09 ± 5.00

13.30 ± 4.91

13.84 ± 5.21

Test results^c

F = 1.884

p = 0.131

F = 0.916

p = 0.433

F = 0.886

p = 0.448

Work experience (Years)

–

6.61 ± 0.26

15.13 ± 4.76

13.21 ± 4.90

13.56 ± 5.37

Test results^b

r = 0.01

p = 0.927

r = 0.03

p = 0.478

r = 0.01

p = 0.824

Employment status

Permanent official

240 (51.3)

14.90 ± 4.58

13.02 ± 5.02

13.42 ± 5.48

Conditional official

66(14.0)

14.61 ± 4.67

12.18 ± 4.25

12.48 ± 4.98

Contractual

84 (17.9)

14.94 ± 4.91

13.61 ± 5.09

13.45 ± 5.75

Mandatory post-graduation service

78 (16.7)

16.82 ± 5.55

15.05 ± 4.87

15.24 ± 5.17

Test results^c

F = 1223

p = 0.015

F = 3.462

p = 0.008

F = 2.996

p = 0.018

Overtime work per month (Hours)

–

59.05 ± 36.04

15.13 ± 4.76

13.21 ± 4.90

13.56 ± 5.37

Test results^b

r = 0.02

p = 0.586

r = 0.04

p = 0.389

r = 0.02

p = 0.549

Work shift

Day

79 (16.9)

14.75 ± 4.72

12.89 ± 4.90

13.29 ± 4.76

Night

44 (9.4)

15.77 ± 5.07

15.23 ± 5.07

15.02 ± 5.30

Rotating

345 (73.7)

15.14 ± 4.74

13.04 ± 4.83

13.45 ± 5.50

Test results^c

F = 0.655

p = 0.520

F = 4.009

p = 0.019

F = 1.684

p = 0.187