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Table 6 Effect of the professional status factor on the value of measuring scales

From: Acceptance of illness and satisfaction with life among malaria patients in rivers state, Nigeria

Measuring scales

Professional status

p

Employed (N = 44)

Unemployed (N = 94)

x ¯

Me

x ¯

Me

Trust in doctor (TPS)

49.6

49.5

51.0

53.0

0,0152*

Trust in nurse (TNS)

50.4

50.5

51.8

53.0

0,0038**

AIS

14.5

14.5

10.9

10.0

0.0000***

SWLS

18.1

18.0

15.8

16.0

0.0000***