Table 4 Midwives in Sweden (N = 1754–1911); mean scores and standard deviation (SD) of COPSOQ III scales compared to Swedish reference values
COPSOQ III scales | High/ Low Levels Positive | Midwives in Sweden 2020 Mean (SD) | Swedish bench-marks Mean | Difference in mean values* (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantitative demands** | L | 49.2 (18.6) | 40.9 | 8.3 (7.5–9.1) |  < .001 |
Work pace** | L | 65.5 (20.0) | 59.5 | 6.0 (5.1–6.9) |  < .001 |
Emotional demands** | L | 67.4 (16.0) | 46.8 | 20.6 (19.8–21.3) |  < .001 |
Influence at work** | H | 37.0 (17.2) | 50.2 | -13.2 (-14.0– -12.5) |  < .001 |
Possibilities for development | H | 72.5 (16.9) | 70.4 | 2.1 (1.4–2.9) |  < .001 |
Variation of work*** | H | 75.9 (19.6) | 68.0 | 7.9 (7.0–8.7) |  < .001 |
Meaning of work*** | H | 92.0 (13.9) | 78.3 | 13.7 (13.0–14.3) |  < .001 |
Quality of work | H | 64.0 (19.0) | 68.2 | -4.2 (-5.0– -3.3) |  < .001 |
Predictability | H | 59.8 (18.1) | 60.2 | -0.4 (-1.2–0.4) | .298 |
Role clarity | H | 77.2 (15.7) | 78.1 | -0.9 (-1.6 – -0.2) | .011 |
Role conflicts** | L | 50.1 (18.9) | 42.2 | 7.9 (7.1–8.8) |  < .001 |
Quality of leadership | H | 51.4 (22.7) | 54.1 | -2.7 (-3.7 – -1.6) |  < .001 |
Social support from manager | H | 70.4 (25.6) | 75.3 | -4.9 (-6.2 – -3.8) |  < .001 |
Social support from colleagues | H | 79.2 (18.4) | 80.2 | -1.0 (-1.9 – -0.2) | .012 |
Recognition** | H | 59.8 (23.0) | 65.6 | -5.8 (-6.9 – -4.8) |  < .001 |
Sense of community | H | 78.7 (15.0) | 79.9 | -1.2 (-1.9 – -0.6) |  < .001 |
Job satisfaction | H | 64.2 (19.1) | 64.4 | -0.2 (-1.1–0.6) | .633 |
Vertical trust, management | H | 64.4 (19.6) | 69.3 | -4.9 (-5.8 – -4.0) |  < .001 |
Horizontal trust, employees | H | 74.7 (17.3) | 71.3 | 3.4 (2.6–4.2) |  < .001 |
Organisational justice** | H | 53.3 (19.1) | 59.7 | -6.4 (-7.2 – -5.5) |  < .001 |
Self-rated health** | H | 52.5 (24.0) | 61.3 | -8.8 (-10 – -7.7) |  < .001 |
Stress | L | 40.2 (22.5) | 36.0 | 4.2 (3.1–5.2) |  < .001 |
Burnout** | L | 44.5 (22.3) | 36.2 | 8.3 (7.3–9.4) |  < .001 |