Table 1 Demographic and work-related characteristics of the participants from government and private hospitals
From: Job satisfaction among physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia: does the leadership style matter?
Characteristic | Overall sample N = 69 | Government hospitals N = 36 | Private hospitals N = 33 | p- values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | ||||
Male | 32 (46) | 16 (44) | 16 (48) | 0.753 |
Female | 36 (52) | 20 (56) | 16 (48) | |
Unspecified | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
Nationality, n (%) | ||||
Saudi | 33 (48) | 26 (72) | 7 (21) | 0.000* |
Non-Saudi | 36 (52) | 10 (28) | 26 (79) | |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
Single | 28 (41) | 16 (44) | 12 (36) | 0.542 |
Married | 39 (57) | 20 (56) | 19 (58) | |
Other | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
Unspecified | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
Highest academic degree, n (%) | ||||
Bachelor of Science | 29 (42) | 18 (50) | 11 (33) | 0.950 |
Master of Science | 15 (22) | 10 (28) | 5 (15) | |
Doctor of Philosophy | 2 (3) | 2 (6) | 0 | |
Other | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 0 | |
Unspecified | 22 (32) | 5 (14) | 17 (52) | |
Years of physiotherapy experience, mean (range) | 10.5 (0.5–37.0) | 9.9 (0.5–37.0) | 11.2 (1.3–32.0) | 0.027* |
Years worked within the organization, mean (range) | 6.5 (0.5–26.0) | 6.1 (0.5–26.0) | 7.0 (8.0–21.0) | 0.387 |
Job subspecialty, n (%) | ||||
Neurology | 7 (10) | 6 (17) | 1 (3) | 0.002* |
Musculoskeletal | 21 (30) | 14 (39) | 7 (21) | |
Pediatrics | 5 (7) | 4 (11) | 1 (3) | |
Cardiopulmonary | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | |
Lymphedema | 2 (3) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | |
Women’s health | 3 (4) | 3 (8) | 0 (0) | |
General | 7 (10) | 3 (8) | 4 (12) | |
Unspecified | 22 (32) | 4 (11) | 18 (55) | |
Job position, n (%) | ||||
Supervisor | 11 (16) | 7 (19) | 4 (13) | 0.005* |
Senior therapist | 20 (30) | 15 (41) | 5 (16) | |
Junior therapist | 29 (42) | 10 (27) | 19 (61) | |
Other | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | |
Unspecified | 8 (12) | 4 (11) | 4 (13) | |
Working hours per day, mean (range) | 8.39 (4.5–14.0) | 8.5 (4.5–10.0) | 8.3 (6.0–14.0) | 0.382 |
Number of patients seen per day, mean (range) | 11 (1–18) | 10 (1–18) | 12 (2–14) | 0.269 |