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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Contin Educ Nurs. 2014 Oct;45(10):439–452. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20140925-15

TABLE 1.

SUMMARY OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Criteria No. of Studies
Yes No
Design
 Prospective studies 10 1
 Used probability sampling 0 11
Sample
 Appropriate or justified sample size 10 1
 Sample drawn from more than one site 9 2
 Anonymity protected 2 9
 Response rate >60%a 3 6
Measurement
 Reliable measure of determinant 11 0
 Valid measure of determinant 11 0
 Valid measure of job satisfaction 11 0
 Job satisfaction internal consistency ≥0.70 11 0
 Theoretical model or framework used 8 3
Statistical analyses
 Correlations analyzed when multiple effects studied 4 7
 Management of outliers addressed 0 11
a

Response rate was not available for two studies.