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Table 3 Job satisfaction and nursing home work environment characteristics*

From: Factors associated with high job satisfaction among care workers in Swiss nursing homes – a cross sectional survey study

 

Job satisfactiona (n = 3,750)

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Work environment

   

 Leadership (PES-NWI)

3.761

2.833 − 4.993

< 0.001

 Staffing & resource adequacy (PES-NWI)

1.418

1.166 − 1.724

< 0.001

 Job autonomy

.788

.619 − 1.004

0.054

 Shared decision making

1.351

.884 − 2.065

0.164

 Advancement opportunities

1.130

.772 − 1.654

0.530

 Teamwork & safety climate

2.592

2.021 − 3.323

< 0.001

 Available director of nursing

1.474

.908 − 2.393

0.117

 Resonant nursing home administrator

2.231

1.676 − 2.970

< 0.001

Work stressors

   

 Conflict and lack of recognition (HPSI)

.605

.483 − .759

< 0.001

 Workload (HPSI)

.863

.737 − 1.011

0.068

 Job preparation (HPSI)

.995

.829 − 1.193

0.953

 Health complaints

   

 Physical health

.910

.866 − .955

< 0.001

 Depleted from work

.877

.825− .933

< 0.001

  1. Note: *Binary logistic regression with GEE. The model was controlled for care worker characteristics (age, educational level) and facility characteristics (size, ownership status, and language region), OR = Odds ratio, CI = Confidence interval
  2. aTwo groups: 1 = strongly satisfied vs. 2 = rather satisfied, dissatisfied, or strongly dissatisfied. Group 1 is reported