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Table 4 Mean values for job demands and job resources stratified working for a public or private employer for each profession adjusted by confounders†

From: Contextualising the job demands–resources model: a cross-sectional study of the psychosocial work environment across different healthcare professions

  

Public vs. private employment

Public

Private

Bonferroni p-value

Mean (95% CI)

n

Mean (95% CI)

n

Public sector vs. private sector

Job Demands

 Quantitative Demandsa

Physicians

3.25 (3.21–3.29)

2124

3.15 (3.06–3.25)

363

0.059

Registered nurses

2.83 (2.79–2.86)

2400

2.80 (2.70–2.89)

307

0.545

Nursing assistants

2.63 (2.59–2.67)

1756

2.83 (2.69–2.97)

172

0.009*

 Emotional Demandsa

Physicians

3.29 (3.24–3.34)

2123

3.47 (3.35–3.59)

367

0.006*

Registered nurses

3.38 (3.33–3.42)

2407

3.42 (3.29–3.55)

309

0.541

Nursing assistants

3.16 (311–3.22)

1764

3.25 (3.07–3.44)

171

0.371

 Effort Reward Imbalanceb

Physicians

1.25 (1.23–1.27)

2073

1.24 (1.19–1.29)

355

0.842

Registered nurses

1.38 (1.36–1.41)

2359

1.24 (1.18–1.30)

300

0.001*

Nursing assistants

1.44 (1.42–1.47)

1695

1.56 (1.45–1.67)

157

0.045*

 Illegitimate Work Tasks—Unnecessaryc

Physicians

3.21 (3.18–3.24)

2115

3.17 (3.09–3.25)

365

0.365

Registered nurses

2.98 (2.95–3.02)

2385

2.81 (2.72–2.90)

305

0.001*

Nursing assistants

2.94 (2.9–2.98)

1740

3.10 (2.97–3.24)

167

0.030*

 Illegitimate Work Tasks—Unreasonablec

Physicians

3.05 (3.01–3.08)

2122

3.02 (2.94–3.10)

368

0.565

Registered nurses

2.93 (2.89–2.96)

2397

2.72 (2.63–2.81)

307

0.001*

Nursing assistants

2.92 (2.88–2.96)

1757

3.10 (2.96–3.25)

171

0.023*

 Work–Life Interferenced

Physicians

3.18 (3.14–3.23)

2115

3.25 (3.15–3.36)

367

0.258

Registered nurses

3.06 (3.02–3.10)

2394

2.88 (2.76–2.99)

309

0.004*

Nursing assistants

3.10 (3.05–3.15)

1747

3.15 (2.97–3.33)

167

0.606

Job Resources

 Work Content Controle

Physicians

2.33 (2.28–2.37)

1765

2.22 (2.11–2.33)

340

0.098

Registered nurses

2.93 (2.87–2.99)

1513

3.02 (2.87–3.17)

256

0.244

Nursing assistants

2.27 (2.20–2.35)

779

2.43 (2.18–2.67)

81

0.249

 Work Time Controle

Physicians

2.40 (2.35–2.45)

1988

2.38 (2.26–2.51)

341

0.770

Registered nurses

2.29 (2.24–2.34)

2142

2.56 (2.41–2.71)

280

0.001*

Nursing assistants

2.05 (1.99–2.11)

1369

1.93 (1.71–2.15)

131

0.330

 Influencee

Physicians

3.60 (3.57–3.63)

2025

3.61 (3.54–3.69)

364

0.724

Registered nurses

3.51 (3.48–3.54)

2297

3.70 (3.61–3.79)

299

0.001*

Nursing assistants

3.02 (2.98–3.06)

1506

3.01 (2.85–3.17)

141

0.895

 Managerial Supportf

Physicians

3.64 (3.59–3.69)

2040

3.66 (3.54–3.79)

354

0.705

Registered nurses

3.53 (3.48–3.57)

2331

3.83 (3.70–3.97)

298

0.001*

Nursing assistants

3.54 (3.48–3.60)

1712

3.31 (3.10–3.51)

172

0.031*

 Collegial Supportf

Physicians

4.33 (4.30–4.37)

2123

4.22 (4.14–4.31)

362

0.020*

Registered nurses

4.43 (4.40–4.46)

2397

4.54 (4.46–4.62)

305

0.012*

Nursing assistants

4.28 (4.24–4.32)

1764

4.26 (4.12–4.39)

174

0.765

  1. *Indicates Bonferroni p < 0.05
  2. †Confounders include sex, birth country, working hours, working experience, place of work and county of work
  3. aScale 1–5, (1) "Always" to (5) “Never/Almost never”
  4. bScale 1–4, (1) “Strongly disagree” to (4) “Strongly agree”
  5. cScale 1–5, (1) “Very often” to (5) “Never”
  6. dScale 1–5, (1) “Not at all” to (5) “Almost all the time”
  7. eScale 1–5, (1) “To a very high degree” to (5) “To a very low degree”
  8. fScale 1–5, (1) “Always” to (5) “Never/Almost never”