Table 3 Association between occupational factors and different mental health symptoms among nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak (univariate linear regression)

 Tertiary

1.10 (−0.87 to 3.08)

0.272

1.92 (0.08 to 3.76)

0.041*

2.33 (0.22 to 4.45)

0.031*

2.09 (−1.61 to 5.79)

0.267

 Secondary

−1.37 (−3.48 to 0.74)

0.201

−0.82 (−2.79 to 1.15)

0.414

−0.72 (−2.98 to 1.54)

0.532

−3.59 (−7.55 to 0.37)

0.075

 Primary

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 Government

−1.15 (−2.75 to 0.45)

0.159

0.62 (−0.88 to 2.12)

0.416

0.66 (−1.06 to 2.39)

0.451

0.96 (−2.06 to 3.97)

0.534

 Private

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 Diploma in nursing

−2.35 (−4.46 to −0.23)

0.030*

−2.44 (−4.42 to −0.47)

0.015*

−4.27 (−6.52 to −2.02)

< 0.001*

−4.17 (−8.14 to −0.20)

0.039*

 B.Sc. in nursing

0.15 (−2.08 to 2.38)

0.896

0.01 (−2.08 to 2.09)

0.999

0.57 (−2.94 to 1.81)

0.639

1.42 (−2.77 to 5.61)

0.505

 Masters

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 Senior staff nurse

0.32 (−3.28 to 3.96)

0.854

2.53 (−0.85 to 5.91)

0.142

−0.37 (−4.26 to 3.52)

0.853

−0.45 (−7.26 to 6.36)

0.896

 Nurse-in-charge

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 In frontline

0.01 (−1.62 to 1.63)

0.997

0.82 (−0.69 to 2.34)

0.285

1.12 (−0.62 to 2.86)

0.205

1.30 (−1.74 to 4.35)

0.401

 In second-line

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−2.68 (−4.26 to −1.10)

0.001*

−2.15 (−3.63 to −0.66)

0.005*

−3.50 (−5.19 to −1.80)

< 0.001*

−2.68 (−5.68 to 0.32)

0.080

 No

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5.51 (3.86 to 7.16)

< 0.001*

5.94 (4.42 to 7.47)

< 0.001*

6.67 (4.92 to 8.43)

< 0.001*

11.46 (8.38 to 14.54)

< 0.001*

 No

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