Table 5.

Multivariate linear regression analysis with health-related quality of life—physical and mental health—as dependent variable

Independent variable	Coefficient beta	95% confidence interval for coefficient beta	p
Physical health∗
Sex	−9.34	−14.42 to −4.26	<0.001
Children	2.89	−1.09 to 6.86	0.15
Education (U/TE/DE)	−3.62	−7.38 to 0.14	0.06
Work position	−0.44	−3.31 to 2.42	0.76
Continuous education	−2.79	−6.68 to 1.09	0.16
Working weekends	−1.11	−6.44 to 4.22	0.68
Hospital	−1.57	−3.75 to 0.61	0.16
Change workplace	3.96	−0.52 to 8.43	0.09
Change job	5.28	1.02 to 9.53	0.015
Days off-sick	−3.78	−6.09 to −1.48	0.001
Job satisfaction	9.57	5.76 to 13.38	<0.001
Mental health†
Sex	−7.26	−12.31 to −2.21	0.005
Children	1.82	−3.05 to 6.69	0.46
Marital status	−2.06	−5.53 to 1.41	0.25
Continuous education	−2.98	−6.71 to 0.74	0.17
Work schedule	0.09	−7.52 to 7.70	0.98
Working nights	−0.15	−7.27 to 6.97	0.97
Working weekends	−0.34	−6.98 to 6.31	0.92
Hospital	−1.57	−3.74 to 0.61	0.16
Change workplace	3.77	−0.61 to 8.14	0.09
Change job	5.44	1.26 to 9.62	0.01
Days off-sick	−1.76	−4.02 to 0.51	0.13
Job satisfaction	14.14	10.38 to 17.89	<0.001

ANOVA, analysis of variance; DE, assistant nurses; TE, technological institute graduates; U, university graduates.

^∗R² = 20.3%, p value for ANOVA <0.001.

^†R² = 24.0%, p value for ANOVA <0.001.