Table 3.
Factors significantly associated with WRMSs among NAs measured at the time of survey: A bivariate analysis (N = 440).
| Categorical Variables | With WRMSs | Without WRMSs | |||
| Personal Characteristics | Number (%) | Number (%) | p-Value | ||
| Gender | n = 389 | n = 51 | 0.04 (χ2 4.24; df 1) (Phi 0.10) |
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| Female | 383 (98.5%) | 48 (94.1%) | |||
| Male | 6 (1.5%) | 3 (5.9%) | |||
| Self-Rated Health | n = 389 | n = 51 | 0.001 (χ2 14.87; df 2) (Phi 0.18) |
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| Good/Very good | 44 (11.3%) | 15 (29.4%) | |||
| Fair | 153 (39.3%) | 21 (41.2%) | |||
| Not good/Very bad | 192 (49.4%) | 15 (29.4%) | |||
| Work Characteristics | |||||
| Job Stress | n = 387 | n = 51 | <0.0001 (χ2 13.58; df 1) (Phi 0.12) |
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| Very stressful/stressful | 280 (72.4%) | 24 (47.1%) | |||
| Not stressful/very not stressful | 107 (27.6%) | 27 (52.9%) | |||
| Intention to Leave | n = 386 | n = 51 | 0.013 (χ2 6.18; df 1) (Phi 0.18) |
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| Yes | 144 (37.3%) | 10 (19.6%) | |||
| No | 242 (62.7%) | 41 (80.4%) | |||
| Continuous Variables | Mean | SD | t-Test (df) | p-Value | |
| Personal Characteristics | |||||
| Age | With WRMSs (n = 388) Without WRMSs (n = 51) |
51.48 48.55 |
9.36 11.09 |
−2.06 (437) | 0.04 |
| Physical Characteristics | |||||
| Ergonomic Exposures (EE) (contribution to WRMSs) | With WRMSs (n = 387) Without WRMSs (n = 37) |
4.72 3.11 |
2.63 2.72 |
−3.55 (422) | <0.0001 |
| EE (encounter frequency) | With WRMSs (n = 388) Without WRMSs (n = 37) |
15.01 11.27 |
7.93 8.42 |
−2.72 (423) | 0.007 |
| Work Characteristics | |||||
| JCQ—Coworker Support | With WRMSs (n = 387) Without WRMSs (n = 51) |
10.05 10.61 |
1.58 1.87 |
2.32 (436) | 0.021 |
| Workstyle Characteristics | |||||
| Workstyle (total) | With WRMSs (n = 388) Without WRMSs (n = 51) |
34.99 21.69 |
17.97 13.92 |
−5.09 (437) | <0.0001 |
| Working Through Pain | With WRMSs (n = 388) Without WRMSs (n = 51) |
9.77 4.25 |
5.06 3.62 |
−7.528 (437) | <0.0001 |
| Social Reactivity | With WRMSs (n = 388) Without WRMSs (n = 51) |
4.18 2.51 |
4.81 3.32 |
−2.40 (437) | 0.017 |
| Workplace Stressors | With WRMSs (n = 388) Without WRMSs (n = 51) |
8.54 5.59 |
6.30 5.16 |
−3.20 (437) | 0.001 |
JCQ = Job Content Questionnaire.