From: The associations between religion, bereavement and depression among Hong Kong nurses
 | Christian faith | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No | (%) | Yes | (%) | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 71 | 67.6 | 34 | 32.4 |
 Female | 471 | 63.2 | 274 | 36.8 |
Age | ||||
 21–24 | 53 | 68.8 | 24 | 31.2 |
 25–34 | 185 | 67.5 | 89 | 32.5 |
 35–44 | 176 | 62.2 | 107 | 37.8 |
 45–54 | 112 | 60.2 | 74 | 39.8 |
 55–64 | 16 | 55.2 | 13 | 44.8 |
Education level | ||||
 Bachelor degree or above | 377 | 63.4 | 218 | 36.6 |
 Associate degree | 68 | 63.0 | 40 | 37.0 |
 Secondary school (form 4–7) | 98 | 66.7 | 49 | 33.3 |
Marital status | ||||
 Single, never married | 233 | 64.5 | 128 | 35.5 |
 Married or cohabitance | 296 | 63.4 | 171 | 36.6 |
 Divorced, separated, widowed | 13 | 59.1 | 9 | 40.9 |
Monthly household income (HKD) | ||||
 20,000–39,000 | 157 | 65.7 | 82 | 34.3 |
 40,000–59,000 | 200 | 64.1 | 112 | 35.9 |
 ≥60,000 | 185 | 62.1 | 113 | 37.9 |
Specialty | ||||
 General nursing | 365 | 61.9 | 225 | 38.1 |
 Mental health nursing | 178 | 68.5 | 82 | 31.5 |
Position | ||||
 Frontline nurses | 478 | 64.5 | 263 | 35.5 |
 Nurse managers | 65 | 59.1 | 45 | 40.9 |
Years of employment | ||||
 <10 | 269 | 66.9 | 133 | 33.1 |
 ≥11 | 274 | 61.0 | 175 | 39.0 |
Job satisfaction | ||||
 No | 209 | 68.1 | 98 | 31.9 |
 Yes | 333 | 61.4 | 209 | 38.6 |
Chronic illness | ||||
 No | 419 | 63.5 | 241 | 36.5 |
 Yes | 123 | 64.7 | 67 | 35.3 |
Bereavement (first degree relative) | ||||
 No | 524 | 64.5 | 288 | 35.5 |
 Yes | 19 | 50.0 | 19 | 50.0 |
Bereavement (other friends or relatives) | ||||
 No | 399 | 66.2 | 204 | 33.8 |
 Yes | 143 | 58.1 | 103 | 41.9 |
Smoking | ||||
 No | 536 | 64.0 | 302 | 36.0 |
 Smoked <6 cigarettes a week | 5 | 55.6 | 4 | 44.4 |
 Smoked >7 cigarettes a week | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 33.3 |
Current drinker | ||||
 No | 413 | 63.7 | 235 | 36.3 |
 Yes (1–2 times/month) | 104 | 64.2 | 58 | 35.8 |
 Yes (daily to few times) | 25 | 64.1 | 14 | 35.9 |
Depressive symptoms | ||||
 No | 343 | 62.8 | 203 | 37.2 |
 Yesa | 200 | 65.6 | 105 | 34.4 |