Table 2.

Median scores and interquartile range on the quality work competence (QWC) indices, for patients with disc herniation and knee patients respectively. Medians, q3–q1 and P-values

QWC areas	Patients with disc herniation		Knee patients		P-value
	Median	q3–q1	Median	q3–q1
Job satisfaction previous year	70	90–50	70	80–50	0.817
Job satisfaction now	50	80–20	70	85–50	0.003
Expectations of job satisfaction next year	80	92.5–70	70	90–60	0.095
Work climate	65	81.25–33.75	65	80–50	0.471
Work tempo	58	71–44	56	74–39.5	0.912
Work-related exhaustion	47	58–34	44	58–34	0.641
Performance feedback	72	85–48.75	70	85–50	0.804
Participatory management	70	92.5–37.5	70	80–40	0.865
Skills development	80	100–70	80	100–70	0.910
Efficiency	80	100–70	80	100–70	0.970
Leadership	80	100–70	80	100–70	0.910