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. 2024 Jan 30;23:76. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-01757-8

Table 6.

Logistic regression analysis of the dimensions of motivation, attitude, and practice

Motivation (cut-off value: ≥29 /<29) Univariate Multivariate (forward method, P<0.1)
No. OR(95%CI) P OR(95%CI) P
Age_adjusted
 20–29 years 34/64 ref.
 30–39 years 181/340 1.004(0.588, 1.715) 0.987
 ≥ 40 years 45/91 0.863(0.455, 1.637) 0.652
Gender
 Male 4/10 0.596(0.166, 2.140) 0.428
 Female 256/485 ref.
Education_adjusted
 Junior college and below 20/35 1.222(0.611, 2.447) 0.571
 Undergraduate and above 240/460 ref.
Professional title_adjusted
 Junior (Nurse/Nurse Practitioner) 94/158 ref. ref.
 Intermediate and Senior (Nurse Practitioner-in-Charge/Deputy Chief Nurse/Chief Nurse) 166/337 0.661(0.451, 0.969) 0.034 0.638(0.426, 0.956) 0.030
Years of nursing experience
 ≤ 5 years 17/30 ref.
 6–10 years 71/145 0.734(0.332, 1.620) 0.444
 11–15 years 105/185 1.004(0.461, 2.186) 0.993
 16–20 years 46/96 0.704(0.308, 1.607) 0.404
 ≥ 21 years 21/39 0.892(0.342, 2.325) 0.815
Grade of hospital_adjusted
 Tertiary A 184/368 ref. ref.
 Other 76/127 1.490(0.990, 2.244) 0.056 1.627(1.054, 2.511) 0.028
Years of nursing supervision_adjusted
 < 1 years 17/30 ref.
 1–2 years 23/46 0.765(0.303, 1.928) 0.570
 3–5 years 91/167 0.916(0.418, 2.005) 0.826
 6–10 years 84/155 0.905(0.411, 1.990) 0.803
 11–15 years 30/69 0.588(0.248, 1.397) 0.229
 ≥ 15 years 15/28 0.882(0.313, 2.486) 0.813
Number of persons mentored
 1–2 19/39 ref.
 3–5 46/82 1.345(0.626, 2.889) 0.447
 6–10 49/93 1.172(0.555, 2.477) 0.677
 ≥ 11 146/281 1.138(0.582, 2.225) 0.705
Pathways to becoming a mentor_adjusted
 Self-application 42/61 ref.
 Organization arrangement 210/420 0.452(0.255, 0.804) 0.007
 Other 8/14 0.603(0.184, 1.981) 0.405
Training attending
 Have not attended training 18/56 ref.
 Did attend training 225/403 2.669(1.473, 4.835) 0.001
 Don’t remember 17/36 1.889(0.798, 4.472) 0.148
Salary subsidies granted by hospital
 Always 54/86 ref.
 Often 45/64 1.404(0.703, 2.804) 0.337
 Sometimes 47/76 0.960(0.508, 1.815) 0.901
 Rarely 36/70 0.627(0.331, 1.191) 0.154
 Hardly ever 78/199 0.382(0.227, 0.644) <0.001
Degree of hospital financial support
 Adequate 79/115 ref.
 Much 48/71 0.951(0.504, 1.793) 0.877
 Ordinary 82/175 0.402(0.245, 0.658) <0.001
 Very little 23/48 0.419(0.210, 0.836) 0.014
 Hardly ever 28/86 0.220(0.121, 0.400) <0.001
Frequency of psychological care performed by hospital
 Always 87/126 ref. ref.
 Often 83/138 0.676(0.407, 1.125) 0.132 0.677(0.405, 1.132) 0.137
 Sometimes 61/144 0.329(0.199, 0.544) <0.001 0.316(0.190, 0.526) <0.001
 Rarely 26/61 0.333(0.177, 0.627) 0.001 0.311(0.163, 0.591) <0.001
 Hardly ever 3/26 0.058(0.017, 0.206) <0.001 0.057(0.016, 0.203) <0.001
Frequency of hospital to understanding issues in mentoring
 Always 99/173 ref.
 Often 82/172 0.681(0.445, 1.041) 0.076
 Sometimes 54/98 0.917(0.557, 1.511) 0.735
 Rarely 17/36 0.669(0.325, 1.374) 0.274
 Hardly ever 8/16 0.747(0.268, 2.084) 0.578
Frequency of job evaluation in hospital
 Always 90/136 ref.
 Often 119/232 0.538(0.347, 0.835) 0.006
 Sometimes 45/110 0.354(0.210, 0.595) <0.001
 Rarely 4/10 0.341(0.092, 1.268) 0.108
 Hardly ever 2/7 0.204(0.038, 1.095) 0.064
Attitude (cut-off value: ≥87 /<87) Univariate Multivariate (forward method, P<0.1) Attitude (cut-off value: ≥87 /<87)
Age_adjusted OR(95%CI) P
 20–29 years 25/64 ref.
 30–39 years 176/340 1.674(0.970, 2.888) 0.064
 ≥ 40 years 50/91 1.902(0.993, 3.645) 0.053
Gender
 Male 4/10 0.642(0.179, 2.305) 0.497
 Female 247/485 ref.
Education_adjusted
 Junior college and below 19/35 1.167(0.586, 2.326) 0.661
 Undergraduate and above 232/460 ref.
Professional title_adjusted
 Junior (Nurse/Nurse Practitioner) 73/158 ref.
 Intermediate and Senior (Nurse Practitioner-in-Charge/Deputy Chief Nurse/Chief Nurse) 178/337 1.304(0.892, 1.904) 0.170
Years of nursing experience
 ≤ 5 years 12/30 ref. ref.
 6–10 years 58/145 1.000(0.448, 2.231) 1.000 0.961(0.417, 2.216) 0.926
 11–15 years 109/185 2.151(0.979, 4.726) 0.056 2.043(0.899, 4.643) 0.088
 16–20 years 48/96 1.500(0.652, 3.450) 0.340 1.345(0.565, 3.202) 0.503
 ≥ 21 years 24/39 2.400(0.906, 6.360) 0.078 2.241(0.818, 6.134) 0.116
Grade of hospital_adjusted
 Tertiary A 191/368 ref.
 Other 60/127 0.830(0.554, 1.243) 0.366
Years of nursing supervision_adjusted
 < 1 years 16/30 ref.
 1–2 years 21/46 0.735(0.292, 1.849) 0.513
 3–5 years 76/167 0.731(0.335, 1.593) 0.430
 6–10 years 84/155 1.035(0.473, 2.267) 0.931
 11–15 years 35/69 0.901(0.382, 2.126) 0.811
 ≥ 15 years 19/28 1.847(0.634, 5.382) 0.261
Number of persons mentored
 1–2 18/39 ref.
 3–5 36/82 0.913(0.425, 1.964) 0.816
 6–10 41/93 0.920(0.434, 1.949) 0.827
 ≥ 11 156/281 1.456(0.743, 2.851) 0.273
Pathways to becoming a mentor_adjusted
 Self-application 34/61 ref.
 Organization arrangement 211/420 0.802(0.467, 1.376) 0.423
 Other 6/14 0.596(0.184, 1.925) 0.387
Training attending
 Have not attended training 18/56 ref.
 Did attend training 215/403 2.414(1.333, 4.373) 0.004
 Don’t remember 18/36 2.111(0.892, 4.994) 0.089
Salary subsidies granted by hospital
 Always 58/86 ref.
 Often 36/64 0.621(0.318, 1.212) 0.162
 Sometimes 38/76 0.483(0.255, 0.913) 0.025
 Rarely 36/70 0.511(0.267, 0.980) 0.043
 Hardly ever 83/199 0.345(0.203, 0.588) <0.001
Degree of hospital financial support
 Adequate 74/115 ref.
 Much 37/71 0.603(0.330, 1.101) 0.100
 Ordinary 77/175 0.435(0.268, 0.707) 0.001
 Very little 26/48 0.655(0.330, 1.298) 0.225
 Hardly ever 37/86 0.418(0.236, 0.742) 0.003
Frequency of psychological care performed by hospital
 Always 90/126 ref. ref.
 Often 79/138 0.536(0.321, 0.895) 0.017 0.535(0.317, 0.901) 0.019
 Sometimes 55/144 0.247(0.148, 0.413) <0.001 0.252(0.149, 0.424) <0.001
 Rarely 4/10 0.388(0.104, 1.440) 0.157
 Hardly ever 2/7 0.233(0.043, 1.243) 0.088
Practice (cut-off value: ≥41 /<41) Univariate Multivariate (forward method, P <0.1) Multivariate (forward method, P <0.25)
Age_adjusted
 20–29 years 29/64 ref.
 30–39 years 183/340 1.407(0.823, 2.405) 0.212
 ≥ 40 years 46/91 1.234(0.650, 2.342) 0.521
Gender
 Male 3/10 0.387(0.099, 1.512) 0.172
 Female 255/485 ref.
Education_adjusted
 Junior college and below 19/35 1.098(0.551, 2.189) 0.790
 Undergraduate and above 239/460 ref.
Professional title_adjusted
 Junior (Nurse/Nurse Practitioner) 82/158 ref.
 Intermediate and Senior (Nurse Practitioner-in-Charge/Deputy Chief Nurse/Chief Nurse) 176/337 1.013(0.694, 1.479) 0.946
Years of nursing experience
 ≤ 5 years 15/30 ref.
 6–10 years 65/145 0.812(0.370, 1.785) 0.605
 11–15 years 105/185 1.312(0.606, 2.842) 0.490
 16–20 years 53/96 1.233(0.542, 2.801) 0.618
 ≥ 21 years 20/39 1.053(0.406, 2.727) 0.916
Grade of hospital_adjusted
 Tertiary A 186/368 ref.
 Other 72/127 1.281(0.853, 1.923) 0.232
Years of nursing supervision_adjusted
 < 1 years 17/30 ref.
 1–2 years 23/46 0.765(0.303, 1.928) 0.570
 3–5 years 84/167 0.774(0.354, 1.694) 0.521
 6–10 years 80/155 0.816(0.371, 1.793) 0.612
 11–15 years 37/69 0.884(0.373, 2.096) 0.780
 ≥ 15 years 17/28 1.182(0.415, 3.368) 0.755
Number of persons mentored
 1–2 19/39 ref.
 3–5 40/82 1.003(0.468, 2.149) 0.995
 6–10 48/93 1.123(0.531, 2.372) 0.762
 ≥ 11 151/281 1.223(0.625, 2.390) 0.557
Pathways to becoming a mentor_adjusted
 Self application 38/61 ref.
 Organization arrangement 213/420 0.623(0.359, 1.082) 0.093
 Other 7/14 0.605(0.188, 1.947) 0.400
Training attending
 Have not attended training 13/56 ref. ref.
 Did attend training 229/403 4.353(2.271, 8.346) <0.001 2.908(1.430, 5.913) 0.003
 Don’t remember 16/36 2.646(1.072, 6.534) 0.035 2.559(0.968, 6.765) 0.058
Salary subsidies granted by hospital
 Always 58/86 ref.
 Often 37/64 0.662(0.338, 1.293) 0.227
 Sometimes 39/76 0.509(0.269, 0.962) 0.038
 Rarely 38/70 0.573(0.299, 1.100) 0.094
 Hardly ever 86/199 0.367(0.216, 0.625) <0.001
Degree of hospital financial support
 Adequate 79/115 ref.
 Much 36/71 0.469(0.255, 0.862) 0.015
 Ordinary 91/175 0.494(0.301, 0.808) 0.005
 Very little 18/48 0.273(0.135, 0.553) <0.001
 Hardly ever 34/86 0.298(0.166, 0.535) <0.001
Frequency of psychological care performed by hospital
 Always 96/126 ref. ref.
 Often 74/138 0.361(0.213, 0.613) <0.001 0.582(0.323, 1.050) 0.072
 Sometimes 65/144 0.257(0.152, 0.435) <0.001 0.473(0.259, 0.863) 0.015
 Rarely 17/61 0.121(0.060, 0.242) <0.001 0.226(0.106, 0.483) <0.001
 Hardly ever 6/26 0.094(0.034, 0.255) <0.001 0.185(0.062, 0.549) 0.002
Frequency of hospital to understanding issues in mentoring
 Always 121/173 ref.
 Often 84/172 0.410(0.264, 0.638) <0.001
 Sometimes 33/98 0.218(0.128, 0.371) <0.001
 Rarely 14/36 0.273(0.130, 0.576) 0.001
 Hardly ever 6/16 0.258(0.089, 0.747) 0.012
Frequency of job evaluation in hospital
 Always 102/136 ref. ref.
 Often 111/232 0.306(0.192, 0.487) <0.001 0.416(0.244, 0.709) 0.001
 Sometimes 41/110 0.198(0.115, 0.343) <0.001 0.346(0.184, 0.650) 0.001
 Rarely 2/10 0.083(0.017, 0.412) 0.002 0.436(0.076, 2.480) 0.349
 Hardly ever 2/7 0.133(0.025, 0.719) 0.019 0.420(0.067, 2.645) 0.356