Table 6.
GEE models of outcomes without and with the variable frustration with technology
| Variables |
Stressa (scale range 1-5) |
Emotional exhaustion (scale range 1-5) |
Staff satisfaction with care (scale range 1-7) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | p-value | 95% Confidence Interval | B | p-value | 95% Confidence Interval | B | p-value | 95% Confidence Interval | ||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Improvement readiness | -.102 | .156 | -.244 | .039 | -.042 | .518 | -.171 | .086 | -.060 | .331 | -.182 | .061 |
| Teamwork climate | .102 | .147 | -.036 | .241 | -.248 | <.001 | -.378 | -.118 | .088 | .298 | -.078 | .254 |
| Growth opportunities | .041 | .534 | -.089 | .171 | -.350 | <.001 | -.439 | -.262 | .071 | .344 | -.076 | .219 |
| Participation in decision-making | .243 | .002 | .085 | .401 | -.006 | .946 | -.184 | .172 | .247 | <.001 | .145 | .350 |
| Sense of community at worka | -.200 | .008 | -.348 | -.053 | .121 | .128 | -.035 | .276 | -.040 | .623 | -.198 | .119 |
| Workload | -.369 | <.001 | -.491 | -.248 | .549 | <.001 | .421 | .677 | - | - | - | - |
| Age | .014 | <.001 | .007 | .021 | -.007 | .079 | -.014 | .001 | .010 | <.001 | .006 | .014 |
| Sex | .201 | .012 | .045 | .357 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Improvement readiness | -.116 | .131 | -.268 | .035 | -.033 | .627 | -.164 | .099 | -.067 | .298 | -.193 | .059 |
| Teamwork climate | .083 | .241 | -.056 | .222 | -.234 | <.001 | -.369 | -.099 | .078 | .339 | -.082 | .238 |
| Growth opportunities | .042 | .523 | -.087 | .172 | -.349 | <.001 | -.434 | -.263 | .070 | .348 | -.077 | .217 |
| Participation in decision-making | .222 | .006 | .063 | .381 | .001 | .991 | -.177 | .179 | .242 | <.001 | .133 | .351 |
| Sense of community at worka | -.201 | .007 | -.346 | -.056 | .120 | .133 | -.037 | .276 | -.037 | .645 | -.196 | .122 |
| Workload | -.334 | <.001 | -.443 | -.225 | .529 | <.001 | .417 | .641 | - | - | - | - |
| Age | .014 | <.001 | .008 | .021 | -.007 | .076 | -.014 | .001 | .010 | <.001 | .006 | .014 |
| Sex | .271 | <.001 | .116 | .426 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frustration with technology | -.154 | <.001 | -.207 | -.101 | .097 | .019 | .016 | .178 | -.059 | .173 | -.144 | .026 |
| VIFb | ||||||||||||
| Max | 2.833 (Participation in decision-making) | 2.801 (Participation in decision-making) | 2.803(Participation in decision-making) | |||||||||
aNote that high mean values for these variables indicate low stress symptoms and a low sense of community at work, respectively
bVIF = Variance inflation factor from regression analyses including frustration with technology
Hyphen = the variable was not included in the analysis
Bold numbers indicate statistically significant values