Results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis offactors associated with anxiety symptoms were shown inTable 4. The factors that increased the possibility ofdeveloping anxiety symptoms were, in the descendingorder of odds ratio (OR), lower job rank, overcommitment, chronic diseases and worse nurse-patient relationships. On the other hand, the factors that were found tobe protective against developing anxiety symptoms were,in descending order of the protection power (ascendingorder of OR value), higher social support, lower hospitalgrade, taking regular meals and higher level of job satisfaction (Table 4).