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Table 4 Regression analysis (multivariate): variables predicting job satisfaction a for Canada, U.S., and Norway separately

From: Physicians’ perceptions of quality of care, professional autonomy, and job satisfaction in Canada, Norway, and the United States

 

Canada

U.S.

Norway

 

Unst. B

95% CI

Adj. R2= 0.14

Unst. B

95% CI

Adj. R2= 0.15

Unst. B

95% CI

Adj. R2 = 0.12

Age (five age groups from 1 < 35 to 5 >65)

0.04**

0.01 to 0.06

 

−0.09**

−0.12 to −0.07

 

0.10

−0.09 to 0.29

 

Gender (1 = male, 2 = female)

0.00

−0.05 to 0.06

 

0.00

−0.06 to 0.06

 

0.14

−0.20 to 0.30

Hours in direct patient care

−0.03**

−0.05 to −0.01

 

−0.06**

−0.08 to −0.04

 

0.00

−0.07 to 0.07

 

Adequate time (five-point Likert scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree)

0.08**

0.05 to 0.10

 

0.11**

0.09 to 0.13

 

0.16**

0.08 to 0.24

Freedom for clinical decisions (five-point Likert scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree)

0.13**

0.09 to 0.16

 

0.20**

0.17 to 0.23

 

0.24**

0.12 to 0.36

 

High quality of care (five-point Likert scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree)

0.12**

0.09 to 0.15

 

0.13**

0.11 to 0.16

 

0.14**

0.04 to 0.23

 
  1. *p < 0.05,** p < 0.01.
  2. aU.S. survey scored: 1 'very dissatisfied'; 2 'somewhat dissatisfied'; 3 'neither satisfied nor dissatisfied'; 4 'somewhat satisfied'; 5 'very satisfied'.
  3. Canadian survey scored: 1 'very satisfied'; 2 'somewhat satisfied'; 3 'somewhat dissatisfied'; 4 'very dissatisfied'.
  4. Norwegian survey scored (on a Likert Scale): 1 'extremely dissatisfied' to 7 'extremely satisfied'.