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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Fatigue, quality of life, and social support in Greek health staff

Table 2. Years of service Table 5. Position of responsibility
Frequency Percentage Valid Cumulative Frequency Percentage Valid Cumulative
percentage percentage percentage percentage
Valid Valid
Years of 57 35.8 35.8 35.8 No 105 66.0 66.0 66.0
service Yes 54 34.0 34.0 100.0
0 – 5 31 19.5 19.5 55.3 Total 159 100.0 100.0
16 – 20 24 15.1 15.1 70.4
>20 47 29.6 29.6 100.0 Table 6. Years of experience in the artificial kidney unit
Total 159 100.0 100.0
Frequency Percentage Valid Cumulative
Table 3. Job position percentage percentage

Frequency Percentage Valid Cumulative Valid
percentage percentage Years of 16 10.1 10.1 10.1
Valid experience in
the artificial
Trainee doctor 2 1.3 1.3 1.3 kidney unit
Specialist 14 8.8 8.8 10.1 0 – 5 75 47.2 47.2 57.2
doctor
6 – 10 15 9.4 9.4 66.7
Nurse 116 73.0 73.0 83.0
11 – 15 10 6.3 6.3 73.0
Nursing 27 17.0 17.0 100.0
assistant 16 – 20 17 10.7 10.7 83.6
Total 159 100.0 100.0 >20 26 16.4 16.4 100.0
Total 159 100.0 100.0
Table 4. Field of work
the physical symptoms factor (r[156] = −0.25, p = 0.00),
Frequency Percentage Valid Cumulative anxiety/insomnia factor (r[157] = −0.35, p = 0.00), social
percentage percentage
dysfunction factor (r[157] = −0.41, p = 0.00), severe
Valid depression factor (r[157] = −0.42, p = 0.00), fatigue
Public hospital 64 40.3 40.3 40.3 variable (r[157] = −0.20, p = 0.00), and complete GHQ-28
Private clinic/ 95 59.7 59.7 100.0 questionnaire (r[156] = −0.42, p = 0.00) (Table 9). The friends
hospital subscale variable was significantly negatively correlated with
Total 159 100.0 100.0 the physical symptoms factor (r[156] = −0.21, p = 0.01),
anxiety/insomnia factor (r[157] = −0.31, p = 0.00), social
0.47 (SD = 0.61) for the public sector and 0.27 (SD = 0.39) dysfunction factor (r[157] = −0.37, p = 0.00), severe
for the private sector. The mean score of the entire GHQ- depression factor (r[157] = −0.30, p = 0.00), fatigue
28 questionnaire was 1.02 (SD = 0.51) for the public sector variable (r[157] = −0.20, p = 0.01), and complete GHQ-28
and 0.75 (SD = 0.40) for the private sector. questionnaire (r[156] = −0.35, p = 0.00) (Table 9). The social
The MSPSS variable was significantly positively correlated support variable was significantly negatively correlated with
with the family subscale variable (r[157] = 0.81, p = 0.00) the physical symptoms factor (r[156] = −0.28, p = 0.00),
and with the friends subscale variable (r[157] = 0.72, anxiety/insomnia factor (r[157] = −0.39, p = 0.00), social
p = 0.00). It was significantly negatively correlated with dysfunction factor (r[157] = −0.45, p = 0.00), severe
the physical symptoms factor (r[156] = −0.30, p = 0.00), depression factor (r[157] = −0.40, p = 0.00), variable
anxiety/insomnia factor (r[157] = −0.39, p = 0.00), social fatigue (r[157] = −0.26, p = 0.00), and complete GHQ-
dysfunction factor (r[157] = −0.50, p = 0.00), severe 28 questionnaire (r[156] = −0.45, p = 0.00. The fatigue
depression factor (r[157] = −0.42, p = 0.00), fatigue variable was significantly positively correlated with the
variable (r[157] = −0.25, p = 0.00), and complete GHQ-28 physical symptoms factor (r[156] = 0.59, p = 0.00),
questionnaire (r[156] = −0.47, p = 0.00) (Table 9). The family anxiety/insomnia factor (r[157] = 0.59, p = 0.00),
subscale variable was significantly positively correlated with social dysfunction factor (r[157] = 0.55, p = 0.00), severe
the friends subscale variable (r[157] = 0.71, p = 0.00). depression factor (r[157] = 0.43, p = 0.00), and complete
However, it was significantly negatively correlated with GHQ-28 questionnaire (r[156] = 0.66, p = 0.00) (Table 9).

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