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Table 5 Association of subjects’ characteristics, Job Content Questionnaire, and Health-promoting life-style profiles with symptoms of work-related stress through binary logistic regression analysis a

From: Factors and symptoms associated with work stress and health-promoting lifestyles among hospital staff: a pilot study in Taiwan

Variables

Nervousness

Nightmares

Irritability

Headaches

Insomnia

Gastrointestinal upset

 

OR (95% CI.)

OR (95% CI.)

OR (95% CI.)

OR (95% CI.)

OR (95% CI.)

OR (95% CI.)

Gender

      

 Male

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Female

2.56 (1.69 – 2.56)*

1.69 (1.05 – 1.69)*

1.92 (1.25 – 1.92)*

1.82 (1.16 – 2.86)*

1.82 (1.12 – 2.86)*

1.33 (0.87 – 2.04)

Job

      

 Physician

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Nurse

2.79 (1.38 - 5.64)*

3.95 (1.60 - 9.73)*

2.45 (1.19 - 5.07)*

4.64 (1.98 - 10.89)*

5.51 (2.09 - 14.51)*

1.50 (0.75 - 3.02)

 Medical technician staff

1.34 (0.63 - 2.86)

1.76 (0.67 - 4.65)

1.13 (0.51 - 2.50)

1.80 (0.72 - 4.50)

2.29 (0.82 - 6.41)

0.68 (0.31 - 1.46)

 Administrative staff

1.08 (0.53 - 2.18)

1.38 (0.54 - 3.49)

0.85 (0.40 - 1.79)

1.61 (0.67 - 3.84)

1.67 (0.62 - 4.51)

0.50 (0.24 - 1.04)

Work experience, years

0.96 (0.94 - 0.99)*

0.98 (0.95 - 1.00)*

0.97 (0.95 - 0.99)

0.97 (0.95 - 1.00)*

0.97 (0.95 - 1.00)*

0.99 (0.96 - 1.01)

Daily work time, hours

1.09 (0.99 - 1.19)*

1.09 (0.99 - 1.19)*

1.06 (0.97 - 1.15)

1.12 (1.02 - 1.23)*

1.07 (0.98 - 1.17)

1.15 (1.05 - 1.27)*

Job Content Questionnaire

 Psychological demands of job

1.50 (1.37 - 1.63)*

1.39 (1.28 - 1.51)*

1.52 (1.40 - 1.66)

1.49 (1.37 - 1.62)*

1.37 (1.27 - 1.48)*

1.55 (1.42 - 1.69)*

 Discretion in using skills

1.10 (1.04 - 1.17)*

1.13 (1.06 - 1.21)*

1.04 (0.98 - 1.11)

1.10 (1.03 - 1.17)*

1.07 (1.00 - 1.14)*

1.13 (1.06 - 1.21)*

 Decision-making authority

0.86 (0.77 - 0.97)*

0.79 (0.71 - 0.89)*

0.76 (0.68 - 0.85)

0.81 (0.72 - 0.90)*

0.83 (0.74 - 0.93)*

0.86 (0.78 - 0.96)*

 Coworker social support

0.99 (0.91 - 1.09)*

1.01 (0.92 - 1.11)

0.89 (0.81 - 0.97)

0.89 (0.81 - 0.97)*

0.95 (0.87 - 1.04)*

0.93 (0.85 - 1.02)

 Supervisor social support

0.98 (0.92 - 1.06)

0.96 (0.89 - 1.03)

0.83 (0.77 - 0.89)

0.91 (0.85 - 0.98)*

0.92 (0.86 - 0.99)*

0.86 (0.80 - 0.92)*

Health-promoting life-style profiles

 Self-actualization

0.83 (0.78 - 0.88)*

0.83 (0.78 - 0.88)*

0.78 (0.73 - 0.83)

0.81 (0.76 - 0.86)*

0.79 (0.74 - 0.84)*

0.85 (0.80 - 0.90)*

 Health responsibility

0.94 (0.89 - 0.99)*

0.94 (0.88 - 0.99)*

0.91 (0.86 - 0.96)

0.92 (0.87 - 0.97)*

0.94 (0.89 - 0.99)*

0.98 (0.93 - 1.03)

 Exercise

0.89 (0.83 - 0.96)*

0.91 (0.85 - 0.97)*

0.90 (0.84 - 0.96)

0.92 (0.86 - 0.98)*

0.94 (0.88 - 1.01)*

0.93 (0.87 - 0.99)*

 Nutrition

0.88 (0.84 - 0.92)*

0.89 (0.85 - 0.93)*

0.86 (0.82 - 0.89)

0.86 (0.82 - 0.90)*

0.85 (0.81 - 0.89)*

0.89 (0.85 - 0.93)*

 Interpersonal support

0.92 (0.86 - 0.99)*

0.86 (0.80 - 0.93)*

0.88 (0.82 - 0.95)

0.88 (0.82 - 0.95)*

0.92 (0.85 - 0.98)*

0.98 (0.91 - 1.04)

 Stress management

0.85 (0.79 - 0.92)*

0.82 (0.76 - 0.89)*

0.77 (0.71 - 0.83)

0.77 (0.71 - 0.83)*

0.77 (0.71 - 0.83)*

0.82 (0.77 - 0.89)*

Total score of health-promoting life-style

0.96 (0.95 - 0.98)*

0.96 (0.95 - 0.97)*

0.95 (0.94 - 0.96)

0.95 (0.94 - 0.97)*

0.95 (0.94 - 0.97)*

0.97 (0.96 - 0.98)*

  1. a Results are represented as estimated odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI.) on binary logistic regression analysis.
  2. * P < 0.05 for estimated OR.
  3. These two items indicate needs for social support. In other words, a higher score stands for not enough social support from either coworkers or supervisors.