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Table 4 Changes in job satisfaction by different professional roles (doctors, assistant medical officers, nurses, ISS personnel) following EnPHC interventions

From: The effects of enhanced primary healthcare interventions on primary care providers’ job satisfaction

Job satisfaction

Intervention Group

Control Group

Difference*

Coefficient (SE)

95% CI

p-value

Baseline

17 months

Baseline

17 months

Doctors

n = 104

n = 132

n = 94

n = 127

    

1. Some parts of my work do not really make sense

2.75

(0.81)

2.73

(0.77)

2.69

(0.79)

2.70

(0.76)

−0.03

− 0.056 (0.162)

− 0.374,

0.262

0.728

2. My work still interests me as much as it ever did

3.02

(0.61)

3.20

(0.55)

3.18

(0.57)

3.17

(0.55)

0.17

0.197 (0.102)

−0.003,

0.396

0.053

3. Overloaded with unnecessary administrative detail

2.51

(0.74)

2.55

(0.73)

2.18

(0.76)

2.46

(0.65)

−0.24

−0.290 (0.148)

−0.581,

0.001

0.051

4. Too much stress

2.67

(0.72)

2.74

(0.60)

2.67

(0.63)

2.80

(0.65)

−0.06

−0.077 (0.135)

−0.341,

0.187

0.570

5. Well-respected job

3.04

(0.84)

3.08

(0.74)

3.17

(0.65)

3.17

(0.63)

0.04

0.007 (0.105)

−0.199,

0.214

0.945

6. Good balance between effort and reward

2.63

(0.72)

2.73

(0.68)

2.61

(0.68)

2.76

(0.66)

−0.05

−0.077 (0.146)

−0.364,

0.210

0.599

Assistant medical officers

n = 60

n = 75

n = 63

n = 60

    

1. Some parts of my work do not really make sense

2.43

(0.77)

2.35

(0.76)

2.54

(0.91)

2.55

(0.81)

−0.09

−0.133 (0.206)

−0.537,

0.271

0.518

2. My work still interests me as much as it ever did

3.10

(0.60)

3.27

(0.60)

3.14

(0.56)

3.40

(0.56)

−0.09

−0.134 (0.148)

−0.425,

0.156

0.364

3. Overloaded with unnecessary administrative detail

2.12

(0.61)

2.28

(0.73)

2.21

(0.83)

2.23

(0.79)

0.14

0.153 (0.175)

−0.191,

0.497

0.383

4. Too much stress

2.30

(0.70)

2.21

(0.62)

2.38

(0.79)

2.35

(0.80)

−0.06

−0.051 (0.172)

−0.388,

0.286

0.770

5. Well-respected job

3.25

(0.75)

3.32

(0.74)

3.30

(0.75)

3.25

(0.93)

0.12

0.122 (0.196)

−0.263,

0.507

0.535

6. Good balance between effort and reward

2.82

(0.68)

3.00

(0.64)

2.92

(0.75)

3.03

(0.80)

0.07

0.105 (0.153)

−0.195,

0.404

0.494

Nurses

n = 316

n = 338

n = 283

n = 309

    

1. Some parts of my work do not really make sense

2.64

(0.79)

2.47

(0.74)

2.55

(0.79)

2.53

(0.79)

−0.15

−0.154 (0.128)

−0.405,

0.098

0.230

2. My work still interests me as much as it ever did

3.11

(0.58)

3.31

(0.60)

3.10

(0.57)

3.30

(0.61)

0

−0.009 (0.093)

−0.192,

0.174

0.920

3. Overloaded with unnecessary administrative detail

2.29

(0.71)

2.32

(0.71)

2.26

(0.71)

2.42

(0.74)

−0.13

−0.130 (0.105)

−0.337,

0.076

0.217

4. Too much stress

2.42

(0.74)

2.28

(0.73)

2.37

(0.74)

2.45

(0.65)

−0.22

−0.223 (0.100)

−0.419,

− 0.026

0.026

5. Well-respected job

3.54

(0.59)

3.43

(0.67)

3.41

(0.64)

3.49

(0.68)

−0.19

−0.175 (0.079)

−0.331,

− 0.019

0.027

6. Good balance between effort and reward

3.03

(0.63)

2.98

(0.62)

3.02

(0.54)

3.06

(0.58)

−0.09

−0.071 (0.099)

−0.265,

0.122

0.468

ISS personnel

n = 64

n = 100

n = 58

n = 74

    

1. Some parts of my work do not really make sense

2.75

(0.73)

2.83

(0.71)

2.72

(0.79)

2.92

(0.70)

−0.12

−0.073 (0.172)

−0.411,

0.264

0.670

2. My work still interests me as much as it ever did

3.16

(0.57)

3.17

(0.55)

2.95

(0.66)

3.18

(0.67)

−0.22

−0.175 (0.126)

−0.423,

0.073

0.166

3. Overloaded with unnecessary administrative detail

2.28

(0.68)

2.46

(0.67)

2.36

(0.74)

2.53

(0.73)

0.01

0.007 (0.158)

−0.302,

0.316

0.966

4. Too much stress

2.52

(0.71)

2.70

(0.56)

2.53

(0.68)

2.74

(0.64)

−0.03

−0.025 (0.127)

−0.274,

0.223

0.842

5. Well-respected job

3.38

(0.60)

3.33

(0.64)

3.24

(0.63)

3.28

(0.63)

−0.09

−0.075 (0.169)

−0.407,

0.257

0.657

6. Good balance between effort and reward

2.63

(0.75)

2.89

(0.68)

2.90

(0.58)

2.81

(0.70)

0.35

0.386 (0.180)

0.033,

0.738

0.032

  1. ISS integrated specialised service, CI confidence interval
  2. *Change from baseline to 17 months, intervention group versus control group
  3. Note: Outcomes are adjusted for age, gender, educational level, professional roles, working duration in primary care settings, hours spent per week on direct patient care, location of clinics (urban/rural)
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