Table 6.
Association between work setting and specialty area with work ability.
| Variables |
Work ability |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work setting | 7–27 n (%) | 28–36 n (%) | 37–43 n (%) | 44–47 n (%) | Total n (%) | X2 | p-value |
| Tertiary | 7 (8.10) | 17 (19.80) | 42 (48.80) | 20 (23.30) | 86 (100.00) | ||
| Secondary | 1 (2.60) | 11 (28.90) | 15 (39.50) | 11 (28.90) | 38 (100.00) | ||
| Primary | 0 (0.00) | 2 (22.20) | 6 (66.70) | 1 (11.10) | 9 (100.00) | 6.446 | 0.695 |
| Others | 0 (0.00) | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 8 (5.90) | 31 (23.00) | 64 (47.40) | 32 (23.70) | 135 (100.00) | ||
| Specialty | |||||||
| Accident and Emergency | 0 (0.00) | 1 (25.00) | 1 (25.00) | 2 (50.00) | 4 (100.00) | ||
| Dental nursing | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (66.70) | 1 (33.30) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Ear, nose, and throat | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (100.00) | 1 (100.00) | ||
| General nursing | 1 (5.60) | 1 (5.60) | 11 (61.10) | 5 (27.80) | 18 (100.00) | ||
| Intensive care nursing | 0 (0.00) | 1 (33.30) | 1 (33.30) | 1 (33.30) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Midwifery | 5 (6.60) | 17 (22.40) | 35 (46.10) | 19 (25.00) | 76 (100.00) | ||
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 1 (10.00) | 6 (60.00) | 1 (10.00) | 2 (20.00) | 10 (100.00) | 31.631 | 0.535 |
| Occupational health | 0 (0.00) | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (100.00) | ||
| Orthopaedics | 1 (14.30) | 1 (14.30) | 5 (71.40) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (100.00) | ||
| Paediatrics | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (80.00) | 1 (20.00) | 5 (100.00) | ||
| Peri-operative | 0 (0.00) | 2 (66.70) | 1 (33.30) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Public health | 0 (0.00) | 1 (33.30) | 2 (66.70) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 8(5.90) | 31(23.00) | 64(47.4) | 32(23.70) | 135(100.00) | ||
*Significant at p ≤ 0.05.
X2: Chi-square.
Key:
N: Frequency, %: Percentage.
Grades: 7–27 = Poor.
28–26 = Moderate.
37–43 = Good.
44–49 = Excellent.