Table 1 Demographic characteristics and correlations with job satisfaction (N = 1,211)
From: Key determinates of job satisfaction for acute care nurse practitioners in Taiwan
Variable | n | % | Mean | SD | t/r | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age |  |  | 42.39 | 6.16 | 0.11 |  < 0.001 |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 1140 | 94.10 | 172.62 | 32.12 | -0.32 | 0.75 |
 Male | 71 | 5.90 | 171.10 | 38.98 |  |  |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 797 | 65.81 | 175.02 | 31.91 | 3.71 |  < 0.001 |
 Unmarried | 414 | 34.19 | 167.73 | 33.25 |  |  |
Education degree | ||||||
 College/University | 949 | 78.36 | 172.03 | 31.60 | 0.93 | 0.35 |
 Graduate degreea | 262 | 21.64 | 174.31 | 35.73 |  |  |
Care model | ||||||
 MD + NP | 713 | 58.88 | 169.11 | 32.65 | 4.40 |  < 0.001 |
 MD + Resident + NP | 498 | 41.12 | 177.43 | 31.78 |  |  |
Hospital level | ||||||
 Non-medical centerb | 763 | 63.00 | 170.14 | 31.30 | 3.34 | 0.001 |
 Medical center | 448 | 37.00 | 176.60 | 33.04 |  |  |
Day shift | ||||||
 Yes | 859 | 70.90 | 173.93 | 31.12 | 2.37 | 0.02 |
 No | 352 | 29.10 | 169.04 | 33.36 |  |  |
Experience of NP (years) |  |  | 8.28 | 4.45 | 0.08 |  < 0.01 |
NP advancement level |  |  | 2.52 | 1.22 | 0.17 |  < 0.001 |
Working hour (per day shift) |  |  | 9.16 | 1.25 | -0.12 |  < 0.01 |
Patient load (per day shift) |  |  | 13.35 | 8.16 | -0.08 |  < 0.01 |
Annual Salary (10,000 NTD) |  |  | 79.66 | 17.14 | 0.15 |  < 0.001 |
 Job satisfaction |  |  | 172.52 | 32.54 |  |  |
Empowerment | ||||||
 Opportunity |  |  | 3.32 | 0.66 |  |  |
 Information |  |  | 3.13 | 0.74 |  |  |
 Resources |  |  | 2.91 | 0.79 |  |  |
 Support |  |  | 3.11 | 0.76 |  |  |
 Formal power |  |  | 2.94 | 0.75 |  |  |
 Informal power |  |  | 3.33 | 0.69 |  |  |
Burnout | ||||||
 Personal burnout |  |  | 50.92 | 19.97 |  |  |
 Work-related burnout |  |  | 44.62 | 17.96 |  |  |
 Patients-related burnout |  |  | 34.37 | 16.60 |  |  |