Table 3.
Predictors of occupational disruption.
| Characteristics | Increased Paid Hours | Increased Unpaid Hours | Redeployed | Work Role Changed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Personal predictors | ||||||||
| Female gender | 1.32 (1.08–1.61) | 0.006 | N/A | N/A | 1.20 (1.00–1.44) | 0.046 | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 20–30 | 1.45 (1.07–1.98) | 0.018 | 1.21 (0.82–1.79) | 0.344 | 1.15 (0.86–1.54) | 0.342 | N/A | |
| 31–40 | 1.36 (1.04–1.77) | 0.023 | 1.28 (0.95–1.72) | 0.105 | 1.11 (0.85–1.44) | 0.446 | N/A | |
| 41–50 | 1.44 (1.16–1.78) | 0.001 | 1.19 (0.94–1.52) | 0.151 | 1.25 (1.00–1.57) | 0.052 | N/A | |
| State (VIC) | 0.98 (0.79–1.21) | 0.838 | 0.83 (0.68–1.02) | 0.077 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Prior mental health condition | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.23 (1.07–1.42) | 0.004 | |||
| Experienced family or friend infected with COVID-19 | N/A | 1.27 (1.06–1.52) | 0.009 | 1.19 (1.03–1.37) | 0.016 | 1.15 (0.99–1.34) | 0.065 | |
| Number of years’ experience since graduating | ||||||||
| 5–10 | 0.89 (0.72–1.10) | 0.277 | 1.55 (1.13–2.12) | 0.007 | 0.69 (0.56–0.85) | <0.001 | N/A | |
| 11–15 | 0.68 (0.52–0.90) | 0.007 | 2.10 (1.47–2.99) | <0.001 | 0.72 (0.55–0.93) | 0.012 | N/A | |
| ≥15 | 0.79 (0.60–1.04) | 0.089 | 3.02 (2.11–4.32) | <0.001 | 0.66 (0.51–0.86) | 0.002 | N/A | |
| Number of children | ||||||||
| 1–2 | N/A | 1.19 (0.98–1.44) | 0.086 | 0.82 (0.69–0.98) | 0.031 | N/A | ||
| 3+ | N/A | 0.91 (0.64–1.28) | 0.575 | 0.99 (0.74–1.33) | 0.950 | N/A | ||
| Elderly care | ||||||||
| 1–2 | N/A | 0.92 (0.69–1.23) | 0.579 | 0.96 (0.74–1.24) | 0.731 | N/A | ||
| 3+ | N/A | 0.54 (0.12–2.55) | 0.437 | 2.66 (1.24–5.71) | 0.012 | N/A | ||
| Household income altered | ||||||||
| Increased | 0.05 (0.04–0.07) | <0.001 | 0.83 (0.61–1.13) | 0.229 | 0.59 (0.47–0.75) | 0.001 | 0.53 (0.42–0.68) | 0.001 |
| Decreased | 0.05 (0.04–0.06) | <0.001 | 0.77 (0.58–1.03) | 0.079 | 0.56 (0.46–0.68) | 0.001 | 0.40 (0.32–0.49) | 0.001 |
| Has concerns about income | 1.02 (0.85–1.21) | 0.851 | N/A | 1.25 (1.06–1.47) | 0.009 | 1.13 (0.96–1.32) | 0.140 | |
| Professional predictors | ||||||||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Nursing | 1.37 (1.15–1.63) | 0.001 | 0.54 (0.44- 0.67) | <0.001 | 1.53 (1.29–1.80) | 0.001 | 1.47 (1.21–1.77) | 0.001 |
| Allied health | 0.71 (0.56–0.90) | 0.005 | 0.69 (0.54–0.87) | 0.002 | 1.652 (1.34–2.04) | 0.001 | 1.90 (1.55–2.33) | 0.010 |
| Other roles | 0.96 (0.67–1.38) | 0.814 | 0.75 (0.53–1.08) | 0.120 | 0.97 (0.67–1.42) | 0.882 | 1.54 (1.24–1.93) | 0.001 |
| Frontline area | ||||||||
| ICU | 0.90 (0.70–1.16) | 0.420 | 1.44 (0.79–2.61) | 0.236 | 0.89 (0.65–1.23) | 0.497 | 0.79 (0.47–1.32) | 0.365 |
| Anaesthetics and surgery | 0.51 (0.38- 0.66) | <0.001 | 1.13 (0.69–1.85) | 0.621 | 3.52 (2.67–4.64) | 0.001 | 1.06 (0.73–1.53) | 0.776 |
| Medical specialty areas | 0.70 (0.58–0.85) | <0.001 | 1.83 (1.18–2.84) | 0.007 | 3.53 (2.80–4.46) | 0.001 | 1.03 (0.74–1.42) | 0.878 |
| Other * | 0.87 (0.64–1.18) | 0.375 | 2.89 (1.76–4.75) | 0.001 | 3.24 (2.36–4.46) | 0.001 | 1.33 (0.92–1.92) | 0.130 |
| Primary care, community and residential aged care | 0.77 (0.59–1.00) | 0.051 | 1.84 (1.15–2.93) | 0.011 | 2.44 (1.81–3.29) | 0.001 | 1.21 (0.86–1.69) | 0.272 |
| Currently works with COVID-19 patients | N/A | N/A | 1.90 (1.64–2.21) | 0.001 | N/A | |||
| Anticipates working with COVID-19 patients | N/A | 1.17 (0.98–1.40) | 0.089 | N/A | 1.05 (0.91–1.22) | 0.499 | ||
Outcome comparators: part-time (vs. full-time), increased paid hours (vs. negative response), increased unpaid hours (vs. negative response), redeployed (vs. negative response), and work role changed (vs. negative response). Reference categories: female gender (vs. male), age (vs. over 50 years), Victoria (vs. other states), has prior mental health condition (vs. none), experienced family or friend infected with COVID-19 (vs. none), number of years experience (vs. over 15), number of children (vs. 0), elderly care (vs. none), altered household income (vs. no change), occupation (vs. medical), frontline area (vs. emergency department), currently working with COVID-19 (vs. negative response), and anticipates working with COVID-19 (vs. negative response). * Other for the frontline area included people working in paramedicine, radiology, pharmacy, pathology and clinical laboratories, or other areas.