Table 5. Multinomial, univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis to study the factors associated with pleasure at work in health care workers active in the COVID-19 context. Brazil, 2020 (n=437).
| Variable (n) | Univariate | Multiple | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical | Severe | Critical | Severe | |||||||||
| OR* | 95% CI† | p-value | OR* | 95% CI† | p-value | OR* | 95% CI† | p-value | OR* | 95% CI† | p-value | |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 0.76 | 0.49 - 1.19 | 0.233 | 1.17 | 0.54 - 2.56 | 0.691 | 0.87 | 0.52 - 1.46 | 0.594 | 1.39 | 0.58 - 3.30 | 0.459 |
| Female | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- |
| Age group in years old | ||||||||||||
| Up to 37 | 1.14 | 0.77 - 1.69 | 0.518 | 1.37 | 0.65 - 2.88 | 0.412 | 0.97 | 0.61 - 1.54 | 0.891 | 1.33 | 0.58 - 3.02 | 0.499 |
| 38 or more | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- |
| Profession | ||||||||||||
| Nursing Tech./Assist.‡ | 1.78 | 0.89 - 3.55 | 0.1 | 2.51 | 0.85 - 7.40 | 0.095 | 1.82 | 0.82 - 4.07 | 0.142 | 3.36 | 0.99 - 11.39 | 0.052 |
| Others | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- |
| Demand-control | ||||||||||||
| High-strain | 3.67 | 2.23 - 6.06 | <0.001 | 7.03 | 3.18 - 15.67 | <0.001 | 2.55 | 1.46 - 4.47 | 0.001 | 4.57 | 1.93 - 10.84 | <0.001 |
| Others | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- |
| Mental distress | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 4.45 | 2.84 - 6.97 | <0.001 | 5.1 | 2.02 - 12.86 | <0.001 | 2.83 | 1.71 - 4.66 | <0.001 | 2.41 | 0.88 - 6.58 | <0.001 |
| No | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- |
| Support at work | ||||||||||||
| High | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- |
| Low | 6.25 | 4.03 - 9.70 | <0.001 | 20.77 | 6.13 - 70.37 | <0.001 | 4.65 | 2.91 - 7.44 | <0.001 | 16.82 | 4.75 - 59.58 | <0.001 |
*OR = Odds ratio; †95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval; ‡Nursing Tech./Assist. = Nursing Technician or Assistant