Table 2 Differences in means for the different COPSOQ scales
Scale | COPSOQ dialysis | COPSOQ nursing | Difference dialysis-nursing | p value (Scheffé) | COPSOQ geriatric nursing | Difference dialysis-geriatric nursing | p value (Scheffé) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 367 | n = 3037 | n = 866 | |||||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Points | Mean (SD) | Points | |||
Demands at work | |||||||
Quantitative demands | 55 (16) | 60 (17) | −5 | < 0.001 | 51 (21) | 4 | 0.003 |
Emotional demands | 60 (19) | 65 (18) | −5 | < 0.001 | 54 (20) | 6 | < 0.001 |
Demands for hiding emotions | 53 (23) | 53 (21) | 0 | n.s. | 43 (22) | 10 | < 0.001 |
Work-privacy conflict | 48 (25) | 53 (27) | −5 | 0.011 | 43 (29) | 5 | 0.003 |
Influence and development at work | |||||||
Influence at work | 29 (19) | 38 (20) | −9 | < 0.001 | 42 (21) | −13 | < 0.001 |
Degree of freedom | 33 (16) | 40 (19) | −7 | < 0.001 | 41 (19) | −8 | < 0.001 |
Possibilities for development | 58 (17) | 70 (17) | −12 | < 0.001 | 71 (17) | −13 | < 0.001 |
Meaning of work | 77 (17) | 80 (17) | −3 | 0.006 | 86 (15) | −9 | < 0.001 |
Workplace commitment | 55 (18) | 55 (19) | 0 | n.s. | 63 (20) | −8 | < 0.001 |
Interpersonal relations and leadership | |||||||
Predictability | 50 (22) | 55 (21) | −5 | < 0.001 | 64 (21) | −14 | < 0.001 |
Role clarity | 74 (16) | 76 (16) | −2 | 0.018 | 80 (15) | −6 | < 0.001 |
Role conflict | 44 (20) | 48 (21) | −4 | 0.002 | 39 (21) | 5 | 0.004 |
Quality of leadership | 47 (24) | 54 (25) | −7 | < 0.001 | 64 (24) | −17 | < 0.001 |
Social support | 65 (20) | 69 (20) | −4 | 0.002 | 73 (19) | −8 | < 0.001 |
Feedback | 37 (21) | 44 (22) | −7 | < 0.001 | 53 (23) | −16 | < 0.001 |
Social relations (quantity) | 46 (17) | 48 (28) | -2 | n.s. | 34 (30) | 12 | < 0.001 |
Sense of community | 73 (16) | 76 (17) | −3 | 0.010 | 78 (18) | −5 | < 0.001 |
Mobbing | 27 (26) | 20 (23) | 7 | < 0.001 | 19 (23) | 8 | < 0.001 |
Insecurity at work | 28 (22) | 30 (22) | −2 | n.s. | 31 (24) | −3 | n.s. |
Strain (effects, outcomes) | |||||||
Job satisfaction | 62 (14) | 61 (15) | 1 | n.s. | 67 (15) | −5 | < 0.001 |
Intension to leave | 17 (23) | 18 (23) | −1 | n.s. | 12 (19) | 5 | 0.014 |
General health | 70 (19) | 72 (19) | −2 | n.s. | 70 (20) | 0 | n.s. |
Personal burnout | 48 (19) | 48 (18) | 0 | n.s. | 42 (19) | 6 | < 0.001 |
Cognitive stress | 32 (19) | 29 (19) | 3 | n.s. | 26 (19) | 6 | < 0.001 |
Satisfaction with life | 66 (19) | 66 (19) | 0 | n.s. | 66 (20) | 0 | n.s. |