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Table 3 Hierarchical random-intercept linear regression models

From: Factors protecting Swiss nurses’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

Block

Variables

QoL Physical

QoL Psychological

QoL Social

QoL Environment

  

β

se

β

se

β

se

β

se

Block 1

Measurement point: T1

-0.05

0.05

0.00

0.05

-0.04

0.06

0.03

0.06

 

Measurement point: T2

-0.05

0.06

0.01

0.05

-0.11

0.06

0.11

0.06

 

Measurement point: T3

-0.06

0.07

-0.03

0.06

-0.09

0.07

0.03

0.07

 

Change in deviance

χ2(3) = 2.96

p = .398

χ2(3) = 1.13

p = .770

χ2(3) = 4.41

p = .220

χ2(3) = 3.23

p = .358

Block 2

Gender: Man

0.09

0.08

0.04

0.08

-0.23**

0.09

-0.07

0.09

 

Age: 30–39

-0.02

0.08

0.10

0.08

-0.14

0.09

-0.10

0.09

 

Age: 40–49

-0.04

0.09

0.16

0.09

-0.19

0.10

0.05

0.10

 

Age: ≥ 50

-0.21*

0.10

0.17

0.09

-0.33**

0.10

0.05

0.11

 

Time in current position: 2–5 years

-0.03

0.07

0.01

0.06

0.08

0.07

0.11

0.08

 

Time in current position: > 5 years

0.01

0.07

0.00

0.07

0.15

0.08

0.14

0.08

 

Change in deviance

χ2(6) = 3.05

p = .802

χ2(6) = 10.80

p = .095

χ2(6) = 16.30

p = .012

χ2(6) = 9.53

p = .146

Block 3

COVID-19 exposure: Indirect

0.01

0.07

0.09

0.06

0.06

0.07

-0.02

0.08

 

COVID-19 exposure: Direct

0.04

0.08

0.13

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.14

0.08

 

Reassignment: Short

-0.09

0.08

-0.01

0.07

0.10

0.08

0.06

0.08

 

Reassignment: Long

-0.01

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.05

0.09

0.03

0.09

 

Reassignment: Multiple

-0.06

0.07

-0.10

0.06

0.01

0.07

0.00

0.07

 

Change in deviance

χ2(5) = 6.81

p = .235

χ2(5) = 15.22

p = .009

χ2(5) = 4.01

p = .548

χ2(5) = 7.94

p = .160

Block 4

Perceived stress

-0.49***

0.03

-0.43***

0.03

-0.27***

0.03

-0.35***

0.03

 

Post-traumatic growth

0.00

0.02

0.06*

0.02

0.04

0.03

-0.02

0.03

 

Resilience

0.04

0.03

0.15***

0.03

0.07*

0.03

0.07*

0.03

 

Perceived social support

0.14***

0.03

0.23***

0.03

0.41***

0.03

0.16***

0.03

 

Support from management hierarchy

0.03

0.03

-0.02

0.02

-0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

 

Support from colleagues

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.06*

0.03

0.06*

0.03

 

Quality of work

0.11***

0.03

0.10***

0.02

-0.01

0.03

0.13***

0.03

 

Change in deviance

χ2(7) = 479.83

p < .001

χ2(7) = 629.94

p < .001

χ2(7) = 387.66

p < .001

χ2(7) = 340.19

p < .001

  1. QoL: Quality of life; β: standardized regression coefficient; se: standard error. p: 0 ‘***’ 0.001; ‘**’ 0.010; ‘*’ 0.050. All standardized regression coefficients are from the complete analyses that included all the blocks.