Table 5:

Comparison of Well-Being Index scores between nurses in practice at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and at academic health science centres in the United States (16)

ItemNo. (%) of respondents*p value
PMCC nurses
n = 242
US nurses
n = 3627
Gender0.004§
 Male31 (12.8)281 (7.7)
 Female206 (85.1)3340 (92.1)
 Gender diverse1 (0.4)3 (0.1)
 Missing4 (1.6)3 (0.1)
Have you felt burned out from your work?< 0.001§
 Yes188 (77.7)2196 (60.5)
 No54 (22.3)1431 (39.4)
Have you worried that work is hardening you emotionally?< 0.001§
 Yes179 (74.0)1689 (46.6)
 No63 (26.0)1938 (53.4)
Have you often felt bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?< 0.001§
 Yes135 (55.8)1497 (41.3)
 No107 (44.2)2130 (58.7)
Have you fallen asleep while sitting inactive in a public place?< 0.001§
 Yes93 (38.4)438 (12.1)
 No149 (61.6)3189 (87.9)
Have you felt that all things you had to do were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?0.047§
 Yes115 (47.5)1488 (41.0)
 No127 (52.5)2139 (59.0)
Have you been bothered by emotional problems?< 0.001§
 Yes191 (78.9)2326 (64.1)
 No51 (21.1)1301 (35.9)
Has your physical health interfered with your ability to do your daily work at home and/or away from home?< 0.001§
 Yes108 (44.6)894 (24.6)
 No134 (55.4)2733 (75.4)
The work I do is meaningful to me0.07
 Mean rating ± SD5.9 ± 1.145.7 ± 1.31
 Median rating (range)6 (1.0 to 7.0)6 (1.0 to 7.0)
The work I do is meaningful to me, rating0.1§
 1–23 (1.2)115 (3.2)
 3–567 (27.7)1130 (31.2)
 6–7172 (71.1)2382 (65.7)
My work schedule leaves me enough time for my personal/family life< 0.001
 Mean rating ± SD2.9 ± 1.233.3 ± 1.16
 Median rating (range)3 (1.0 to 5.0)3 (1.0 to 5.0)
My work schedule leaves me enough time for my personal/family life, rating< 0.001§
 1–2110 (45.4)1055 (29.1)
 345 (18.6)908 (25.0)
 4–587 (36.0)1664 (45.9)
Well-Being Index score< 0.001
 Mean ± SD3.6 ± 2.612.1 ± 2.58
 Median (range)4 (−2.0 to 9.0)2 (−2.0 to 9.0)
Well-Being Index score ≥ 2< 0.001
 Yes189 (78.1)2069 (57.0)
 No53 (21.9)1558 (43.0)
Well-Being Index score ≥ 4< 0.001
 Yes132 (54.5)1160 (32.0)
 No110 (45.4)2467 (68.0)
  • Note: SD = standard deviation.

  • * Except where noted otherwise.

  • Rated on a 7-point Likert scale where 1 = very strongly disagree and 7 = very strongly agree.

  • Rated on a 5-point Likert scale where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree.

  • § χ2 test.

  • Kruskal–Wallis test.