Table 4.
Impact of sociodemographic and work-related variables on care rationing
| Variables | BERNCA-R [score] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Median | Q1-Q3 | p-Value | ||
| Age | 23–30 years (N = 134) | 1.64 ± 0.77 | 1.53 | 1.12–2.09 | 0.3* |
| 31–40 years (N = 86) | 1.65 ± 0.62 | 1.59 | 1.17–2.02 | ||
| 41–50 years (N = 331) | 1.7 ± 0.83 | 1.61 | 1.15–2.19 | ||
| > 50 years (N = 242) | 1.59 ± 0.87 | 1.44 | 1.01–2.08 | ||
| Sex | Female (N = 763) | 1.64 ± 0.81 | 1.56 | 1.09–2.09 | 0.443** |
| Male (N = 16) | 1.79 ± 0.8 | 1.75 | 1.11–2.31 | ||
| Education | Medical secondary school (N = 328) | 1.71 ± 0.83 | 1.56 | 1.2–2.23 | 0.05* |
| Medical study (N = 89) | 1.72 ± 0.84 | 1.66 | 1.16–2.08 | ||
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing (N = 226) | 1.64 ± 0.74 | 1.56 | 1.09–2.06 | ||
| Master of Science in Nursing (N = 142) | 1.5 ± 0.83 | 1.41 | 0.96–2.07 | ||
| Professional seniority | < 5 years (N = 143) | 1.64 ± 0.75 | 1.56 | 1.14–2.08 | 0.361* |
| 6–10 years (N = 61) | 1.79 ± 0.77 | 1.75 | 1.16–2.2 | ||
| 11–15 years (N = 40) | 1.75 ± 0.79 | 1.69 | 1.26–2.14 | ||
| 16–20 years (N = 82) | 1.71 ± 0.87 | 1.66 | 1.16–2.06 | ||
| > 20 years (N = 457) | 1.61 ± 0.83 | 1.5 | 1.03–2.12 | ||
| Specialization | No (N = 567) | 1.65 ± 0.8 | 1.56 | 1.12–2.06 | 0.879** |
| Yes (N = 228) | 1.65 ± 0.85 | 1.59 | 1.03–2.25 | ||
| Qualification courses | No (N = 456) | 1.71 ± 0.79 | 1.6 | 1.22–2.16 | 0.005** |
| Yes (N = 339) | 1.56 ± 0.83 | 1.47 | 1–2.06 | ||
| Specialized courses | No (N = 366) | 1.72 ± 0.79 | 1.59 | 1.22–2.19 | 0.013** |
| Yes (N = 429) | 1.59 ± 0.82 | 1.5 | 1–2.06 | ||
| Other forms of postgraduate education | No (N = 711) | 1.66 ± 0.81 | 1.56 | 1.12–2.12 | 0.25** |
| Yes (N = 84) | 1.56 ± 0.82 | 1.44 | 1.02–2.1 | ||
| Number of jobs | 1 (N = 453) | 1.68 ± 0.8 | 1.59 | 1.16–2.09 | 0.154* |
| 2 (N = 234) | 1.61 ± 0.79 | 1.56 | 1.06–2.19 | ||
| > 3 (N = 79) | 1.52 ± 0.95 | 1.42 | 0.78–2 | ||
| Main place of work | Inpatient treatment (N = 740) - A | 1.69 ± 0.79 | 1.56 | 1.13–2.19 |
< 0.001*** A > B > C |
| Outpatient treatment (N = 38) - B | 1.15 ± 0.76 | 1.29 | 0.7–1.78 | ||
| Other(N = 15) - C | 0.57 ± 0.68 | 0.44 | 0–0.89 | ||
| System of work | Single shift (N = 126) - A | 1.47 ± 0.91 | 1.41 | 0.84–1.87 |
< 0.001*** B > A,C |
| Double shift (N = 650) - B | 1.7 ± 0.78 | 1.6 | 1.16–2.15 | ||
| Other (N = 14) - C | 1.11 ± 0.9 | 1.17 | 0.17–1.73 | ||
| Average number of patients under care | 1–5 patients (N = 111) - A | 1.35 ± 0.65 | 1.29 | 0.96–1.75 |
< 0.001*** D > C,B, A E > B,A C, B > A |
| 6–15 patients (N = 239) - B | 1.56 ± 0.74 | 1.56 | 1.04–1.96 | ||
| 16–25 patients (N = 210) - C | 1.67 ± 0.78 | 1.59 | 1.25–2.03 | ||
| 26–35 patients (N = 74) - D | 2.02 ± 1.01 | 1.97 | 1.29–2.88 | ||
| > 35 patients (N = 159) - E | 1.77 ± 0.85 | 1.62 | 1.17–2.34 | ||
Notes: * Kruskal-Wallis test; ** Manna-Whitney test; *** Kruskal-Wallis test + post-hoc analysis (Dunn test)
Abbreviations: BERNCA-R – Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care revised