Table 3: Differences and relationship to demographic and Personal Characteristics (N = 307).

Variables MPSD SSPSD SPSD
MPSD - - -
SSPSD .28** - -
SPSD .68** .29** -
Age .04 .11 .05
Nurses experience. .06 .10 .09
Nurses emergency unit experience .02 .10 .01
Current unit experiences. .02 .10 .01

* Significant as alpha < .05**Significant as alpha < .001 SPSD: Nurses' Skills to Manage Psychological Distress in emergency department SPSD: Nurses' skills to management of patients with psychological distress in emergency departmentSSPSD: Nurses' Knowledge of Signs and Symptoms of Psychological Distress in emergency department