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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Manag Health Care. 2011 Oct;20(4):263–279. doi: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e3182314b20

Table 3.

Differences in Sustainability Scores by Job Category

Overall ANOVA
Results
Mean Sustainability Scores by Job Category
Sustainability Index Factor N of
Cases
F p value Administration/
Management
Clinician Clinician
Administrator/
Management
Other Non-
Clinical or
Admin Staff
Overall
Benefits beyond helping patients 378 5.57 0.001 5.61 4.44#*, ^ 4.33*, ^ 5.79 4.98
Credibility of the Benefits 373 3.94 0.009 5.94 4.93* 4.89* 5.72 5.36
Adaptability of Improved Process 374 2.49 0.060 5.22 4.50# 5.14 5.11 4.96
Effectiveness of the System 370 0.87 0.456 4.97 4.57 4.97 4.93 4.83
Staff Involvement and Training 373 3.19 0.024 7.17 5.58* 6.69 6.72 6.51
Staff Attitudes 373 3.77 0.011 5.76 4.37* 4.32# 5.96 5.03
Senior Leadership Engagement 367 1.06 0.365 10.21 8.97 9.38 9.21 9.53
Clinical Leadership Engagement 368 0.25 0.858 11.08 10.59 11.03 10.59 10.86
Fit with the organization aims and culture 364 1.52 0.208 4.83 4.36 4.18 4.64 4.52
Infrastructure for Sustainability 369 3.38 0.018 5.31 4.50 4.21#, ^ 5.80 4.87
Process SI Score 346 3.03 0.029 21.75 18.93* 19.27 21.38 20.24
Staff SI Score 346 1.645 0.153 34.22 29.66 31.30 31.07 31.76
Organization SI Score 346 2.63 0.050 10.10 8.99 8.33# 10.25 9.36
Total Sustainability Score 346 2.32 0.075 66.07 57.57# 58.91 62.70 61.36
*

As compared to the administrative/management mean, the difference is significant at p < 0.05

#

As compared to the administrative/management mean, the difference is significant at p < 0.10

^

As compared to the other non-clinical or admin staff mean, the difference is significant at p < 0.10

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