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. 2016 May 13;6(5):e010180. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010180

Table 3.

Mean subscale results according to status of participation in five groups

First survey % positive; mean (SD)
Second survey % positive; mean (SD)
Dimension Leavers* Dropouts† Stable‡ Stable‡ Laggards§ Newcomers¶
Teamwork climate 59.6%; 71.8 (20.8) 63.0%; 75.8 (15.5) 60.3%; 74.9 (18.0)** 65.1%; 77.9 (17.0) 64.5%; 76.6 (19.1) 58.9%; 76.6 (15.6)
Safety climate 36.2%; 64.3 (20.3) 38.4%; 70.3 (15.7) 40.9%††; 68.0 (18.6)** 55.0%; 72.8 (18.0) 48.4%; 69.6 (21.0) 48.2%; 70.3 (19.4)
Job satisfaction 51.1%††; 67.3 (24.8)** 63.0%; 76.8 (17.0) 68.5%††; 77.0 (18.4)** 78.2%; 82.4 (17.4) 74.2%; 77.4 (22.4) 76.8%; 83.9 (17.3)
Stress recognition 51.1%; 67.9 (25.4) 56.2%; 68.9 (20.0) 58.8%; 70.6 (23.2) 61.2%; 71.1 (23.4) 45.2%††; 69.3 (23.7) 46.4%; 67.4 (20.1)
Perceptions of unit management 55.3%; 68.5 (25.1) 58.3%; 70.9 (22.7) 55.3%; 70.6 (21.7)** 62.2%; 75.8 (18.9) 58.1%; 73.2 (20.6) 74.5%; 81.3 (11.4)**
Perceptions of department management 21.3%; 58.7 (18.9) 30.1%; 63.5 (19.3) 33.2%; 62.6 (20.0)** 34.5%; 65.4 (18.2) 22.6%; 58.7 (18.9) 50.5%; 69.4 (18.4)
Working conditions 46.8%; 68.5 (25.1) 58.9%; 70.9 (22.7) 53.6%; 69.6 (24.3)** 60.2%; 73.0 (23.3) 64.5%††; 77.2 (21.7) 57.1%; 69.7 (25.9)

*Leavers: participating in the first survey, then leaving the department, N=47.

†Dropouts: invitees in both surveys, but only participating in the first survey, N=73.

‡Stable: participants in both surveys, N=238.

§Laggards: invitees in both surveys, but only participating in the second survey, N=31.

¶Newcomers: staff joining the department after the first survey, and participating in the second survey only, N=56.

**Indicates a statistically significant difference in means when comparing with the stable participants (p<0.05).

††Indicates a statistically significant difference in % positive when comparing with the stable participants (p<0.05).