Table 4.
Regression analysis (multivariate): variables predicting job satisfaction a for Canada, U.S., and Norway separately
| |
Canada |
U.S. |
Norway |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unst. B | 95% CI | Adj. R 2 = 0.14 | Unst. B | 95% CI | Adj. R 2 = 0.15 | Unst. B | 95% CI | Adj. R 2 = 0.12 | |
|
Age (five age groups from 1 < 35 to 5 >65) |
0.04** |
0.01 to 0.06 |
|
-0.09** |
-0.12 to -0.07 |
|
0.10 |
-0.09 to 0.29 |
|
|
Gender (1 = male, 2 = female) |
0.00 |
-0.05 to 0.06 |
|
0.00 |
-0.06 to 0.06 |
|
0.14 |
-0.20 to 0.30 |
|
|
Hours in direct patient care |
-0.03** |
-0.05 to -0.01 |
|
-0.06** |
-0.08 to -0.04 |
|
0.00 |
-0.07 to 0.07 |
|
|
Adequate time (five-point Likert scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree) |
0.08** |
0.05 to 0.10 |
|
0.11** |
0.09 to 0.13 |
|
0.16** |
0.08 to 0.24 |
|
|
Freedom for clinical decisions (five-point Likert scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree) |
0.13** |
0.09 to 0.16 |
|
0.20** |
0.17 to 0.23 |
|
0.24** |
0.12 to 0.36 |
|
| High quality of care (five-point Likert scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree) | 0.12** | 0.09 to 0.15 | 0.13** | 0.11 to 0.16 | 0.14** | 0.04 to 0.23 | |||
*p < 0.05,** p < 0.01.
aU.S. survey scored: 1 'very dissatisfied'; 2 'somewhat dissatisfied'; 3 'neither satisfied nor dissatisfied'; 4 'somewhat satisfied'; 5 'very satisfied'.
Canadian survey scored: 1 'very satisfied'; 2 'somewhat satisfied'; 3 'somewhat dissatisfied'; 4 'very dissatisfied'.
Norwegian survey scored (on a Likert Scale): 1 'extremely dissatisfied' to 7 'extremely satisfied'.