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Table 2 Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of nurses’ and assistant nurses’ job demands, job resources, and self-rated health in private and public healthcare sectors (i.e., municipality and county council). The private healthcare sector was used as a reference category

From: Job demands, job resources, and health outcomes among nursing professionals in private and public healthcare sectors in Sweden – a prospective study

Variables

Model I

Model II

Demands

 Psychological demands (n =  1040)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.76 (0.46–1.26)

0.65 (0.39–1.10)

  County council

1.10 (0.68–1.78)

1.12 (0.68–1.84)

 Emotional demands (n =  1040)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

1.06 (0.65–1.72)

0.92 (0.56–1.53)

  County council

1.33 (0.32–2.14)

1.26 (0.77–2.05)

 Efforts (n =  1047)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.80 (0.47–1.34)

0.82 (0.48–1.42)

  County council

0.96 (0.58–1.60)

0.87 (0.51–1.47)

 Threats (n =  1043)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

2.37 (1.42–3.93)

1.60 (0.93–2.76)

  County council

1.13 (0.68–1.89)

0.97 (0.56–1.69)

 Bullying (n =  1043)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.73 (0.38–1.39)

0.72 (0.37–1.41)

  County council

0.47 (0.24–0.91)

0.52 (0.26–1.02)

Resources

 Control (n =  1039)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.84 (0.51–1.36)

1.26 (0.76–2.13)

  County council

0.50 (0.30–0.83)

0.43 (0.26–0.72)

 Leadership (n =  1019)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.98 (0.59–1.63)

0.96 (0.57–1.62)

  County council

0.78 (0.47–1.30)

0.87 (0.51–1.42)

 Workplace social support (n =  1030)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.68 (0.43–1.09)

0.78 (0.48–1.27)

  County council

0.66 (0.42–1.06)

0.62 (0.38–1.00)

 Cohesion (n =  976)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.46 (0.29–0.73)

0.53 (0.33–0.87)

  County council

0.48 (0.30–0.75)

0.47 (0.29–0.75)

 Rewards (n =  1015)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

0.79 (0.49–1.28)

1.11 (0.66–1.86)

  County council

0.83 (0.51–1.34)

0.78 (0.48–1.29)

Health outcomes

 Self-rated health (n =  1037)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

1.25 (0.74–2.09)

1.25 (0.73–2.13)

  County council

1.36 (0.82–2.27)

1.31 (0.78–2.21)

 Burnout (n =  1030)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

1.29 (0.61–2.75)

1.15 (0.52–2.50)

  County council

1.15 (0.54–2.43)

1.15 (0.53–2.49)

 Sickness absence days in a year (n =  1049)

  Private sector

1

1

  Municipality

1.54 (0.84–2.84)

1.38 (0.73–2.59)

  County council

1.47 (0.80–2.70)

1.61 (0.87–2.99)

  1. Model I: adjusted for sex and age
  2. Model II: adjusted for sex, age, profession type, work experience, children at home, and shift work types
  3. Values in bold type indicate significant result (p  < 0.05)