Table 6.
Bivariate analysis of satisfaction with current job (scale 0–100) with key sample characteristics
| Variable | Median job satisfaction (IQR) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Type of facilitya | ||
| Cancer Centre | 76 (67–89) | 0.004 |
| Cancer Service | 75 (59–85) | |
| Cancer Unit | 73 (60.5–84) | |
| Primary Care | 85 (71–90) | |
| Multiple facilities | 75 (68–85) | |
| Other | 80.5 (72–90) | |
| Years of nursing experience | ||
| Less than 5 years | 80 (68–88) | 0.002 |
| 5–9 years | 70.5 (55–80) | |
| 10–19 years | 75 (64–86) | |
| 20 or more years | 78 (65–90) | |
| Main role | ||
| Advanced Practice Nurse | 77 (67.5–90) | 0.082 |
| Registered Nurse | 73 (59–85) | |
| Clinical Nurse /Trials Nurse | 75 (62–85) | |
| Nurse Unit Manager | 79 (62–86) | |
| Nurse Educator | 72 (57–80) | |
| Researcher/Academic | 83 (75–86) | |
| Nurse Practitioner | 83 (70–91) | |
| Director of Nursing | 75 (73–99) | |
| Other | 79 (65.5–90) | |
| Average number of days worked per week | ||
| 5 days per week (1.0FTE) | 75 (64–89) | 0.395 |
| More than 3/Less than 5 days per week (0.7–0.9FTE) | 77 (65–90) | |
| 2–3 days per week (0.4–0.6FTE) | 75 (66–85) | |
| Less than 2 days per week (0.1–0.3FTE) | 71 (63–80) | |
| Have Professional Development opportunities | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 35.5 (19–67) | 0.001 |
| Disagree | 68 (50–75) | |
| Neutral | 70 (58–78) | |
| Agree | 75 (66–85) | |
| Strongly Agree | 85 (74–91) | |
| Have career progression opportunities | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 50 (20–73) | 0.001 |
| Disagree | 70 (50–78) | |
| Neutral | 72 (61.5–80) | |
| Agree | 78 (70–86) | |
| Strongly Agree | 90 (78–93) | |
| Use of full extent of knowledge and skills | ||
| None of the time | 22 (0–50) | 0.001 |
| Occasionally | 63 (39.5–75) | |
| Often | 75 (65–85) | |
| Most of the time | 80 (70–90) | |
| Intention to stay in cancer nursing | ||
| Less than 5 years | 72 (50–83) | 0.001 |
| 5- 9 years | 80 (67–90) | |
| 10–19 years | 78 (70–89) | |
| 20 + years | 75 (67–85) | |
| Age group in years | ||
| 20–34 | 71 (60–81) | 0.003 |
| 35–44 | 76 (65–86) | |
| 45–54 | 75 (59.5–85) | |
| 55–64 | 80 (70–90) | |
| 65 + | 82 (73–95) | |
| CNSA Member | ||
| No | 73 (63–85) | 0.008 |
| Yes | 77.5 (67–89) | |
| Satisfied with level of pay | ||
| No | 72 (60–81) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 80 (70–90) | |
| Have a clearly defined role | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 73 (21–93) | 0.001 |
| Disagree | 71 (50–80) | |
| Neutral | 70 (60–80) | |
| Agree | 75 (65–85) | |
| Strongly Agree | 82 (70–90) | |
| Have adequate peer support | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 33.5 (20.5–69) | 0.001 |
| Disagree | 60 (34–72) | |
| Neutral | 70.5 (62–80) | |
| Agree | 75 (68–85) | |
| Strongly Agree | 89 (75–93) | |
| Have insufficient resources to provide quality care | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 89.5 (76–98) | 0.001 |
| Disagree | 83 (72–90) | |
| Neutral | 75 (65–85) | |
| Agree | 74 (62–81) | |
| Strongly Agree | 70 (40–75) | |
| Lack leadership | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 90 (83–98) | 0.001 |
| Disagree | 80 (72–90) | |
| Neutral | 75 (66–85) | |
| Agree | 72 (60–81) | |
| Strongly Agree | 63 (31–75) | |
a Type of facility defined as:
• Cancer Centre: Provides specialised, multidisciplinary service and specialised interventions to manage common and rare cancers. Can provide outreach support
• Cancer unit: Provides a multidisciplinary service to manage most common cancers. Can provide outreach support
• Cancer Service: Consists of single service e.g., surgical oncology, haematology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, or palliative care. Has links to other services and may provide outreach support
• Primary care: (community setting, general practice etc.)