Table 3.
Top versus bottom work–life climate quartiles across work settings—individual WLB items, teamwork items and safety items
| Variable: percent positive (2 days or less per week) | First work–life climate quartile M (SD) | Fourth work–life climate quartile M (SD) | t |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work–life climate | 77.00 (7.44) | 31.97 (11.20) | 28.61*** |
| Skipped a meal. | 84.34 (9.96) | 59.36 (15.12) | 11.77*** |
| Worked through a shift without any breaks. | 82.51 (12.88) | 53.67 (18.77) | 10.82*** |
| Ate a poorly balanced meal. | 76.43 (13.23) | 47.15 (17.36) | 11.46*** |
| Changed personal/family plans because of work. | 79.43 (11.56) | 53.34 (16.27) | 11.17*** |
| Had difficulty sleeping. | 72.58 (12.24) | 52.09 (16.21) | 8.62*** |
| Slept <5 hours in a night. | 78.56 (11.95) | 54.58 (17.52) | 9.66*** |
| Arrived home late from work. | 70.42 (12.88) | 42.91 (16.29) | 11.32*** |
| Variable: percent positive (agree slightly+agree strongly) | |||
| Teamwork climate | 78.52 (17.63) | 63.55 (19.38) | 4.88*** |
| Nurse input is well received in this clinical area. | 80.62 (17.06) | 72.66 (17.42) | 2.78** |
| In this clinical area, it is difficult to speak up if I perceive a problem with patient care. | 14.31 (12.06) | 19.18 (12.27) | −2.42* |
| Disagreements in this clinical area are appropriately resolved (ie, not who is right but what is best for the patient). | 80.32 (14.84) | 64.16 (17.59) | 6.00*** |
| I have the support I need from others in this clinical area to care for patients. | 89.20 (11.33) | 81.98 (13.64) | 3.48** |
| It is easy for personnel here to ask questions when there is something that they do not understand. | 90.64 (10.27) | 86.21 (13.93) | 2.19* |
| The physicians and nurses here work together as a well-coordinated team. | 79.82 (18.33) | 72.60 (17.12) | 2.46* |
| Safety climate | 78.50 (15.42) | 66.17 (18.81) | 4.33*** |
| I would feel safe being treated here as a patient. | 83.78 (15.35) | 76.69 (17.27) | 2.62* |
| Medical errors are handled appropriately in this clinical area. | 86.57 (12.58) | 79.36 (13.67) | 3.32** |
| I know the proper channels to direct questions regarding patient safety in this clinical area. | 94.17 (8.00) | 88.32 (10.65) | 3.75*** |
| I receive appropriate feedback about my performance. | 84.48 (12.61) | 73.24 (14.08) | 5.08*** |
| In this clinical area, it is difficult to discuss errors. | 16.32 (12.05) | 21.61 (11.22) | −2.75** |
| I am encouraged by others in this clinical area, to report any patient safety concerns I may have. | 87.66 (9.40) | 78.53 (13.50) | 4.74*** |
| The culture in this clinical area makes it easy to learn from the errors of others. | 76.17 (14.21) | 67.77 (17.02) | 3.24** |
A value of p<0.05 is used to determine statistical significance.
All results are statistically significant;
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001.
WLB, work–life balance.