Table 4.
Bivariate associations between study variables with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
| Outcomes | Mean (SD) | Improvement readinessd | Teamwork climated | Growth opportunitiesd | Participation in decision-makingd |
Sense of community at worka |
Workloade | Age | Frustration with technologye | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressa | 3.3 (0.8) | Correlation coefficient | .274 | .366 | .357 | .382 | -.373 | -.424 | .207 | -.281 |
| n | 413 | 415 | 415 | 416 | 414 | 416 | 416 | 414 | ||
| Sig. (2-tailed) | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | ||
| Emotional exhaustionb | 2.3 (1.0) | Correlation coefficient | -.402 | -.500 | -.527 | -.452 | .435 | .572 | -.099 | .326 |
| n | 414 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 414 | 415 | 416 | 414 | ||
| Sig. (2-tailed) | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | .045 | < .001 | ||
| Staff satisfaction with care (SSC)c | 5.8 (0.7) | Correlation coefficient | .249 | .309 | .317 | .335 | -.319 | -.027 | .173 | -.161 |
| n | 412 | 414 | 414 | 415 | 413 | 415 | 415 | 413 | ||
| Sig. (2-tailed) | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | .578 | < .001 | 0.01 |
a High values for the variables stress and sense of community at work indicate low stress symptoms and a low sense of community at work, respectively
b High values of the emotional exhaustion variable indicate high emotional exhaustion symptoms
c High SSC values indicate high satisfaction with given care
d High values for improvement readiness, teamwork climate, growth opportunities, and participation in decision-making indicate a positive rating of the variable in the workplace
e High values for workload and frustration with technology indicate a high rating of the burden of work and a frequent feeling of frustration with technology
Bold numbers indicate statistically significant values