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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the multiple-choice items (n=1074)

From: Health care workers’ need for support from managers during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

1. My manager is visible and physically present and asks how it is going.

N (%)

 Yes

786 (73.2)

 I don’t know

103 (9.6)

 No, but I need this

143 (13.3)

 No, I don’t need this

42 (3.9)

2. My manager provides clear and coordinated information.

N (%)

 Yes

780 (72.6)

 I don’t know

112 (10.4)

 No, but I need this

175 (16.3)

 No, I don’t need this

7 (0.7)

3. My manager provides advice and help with priorities in the care of patients/residents.

N (%)

 Yes

550 (51.2)

 I don’t know

269 (25)

 No, but I need this

114 (10.6)

 No, I don’t need this

141 (13.1)

4. My manager is sensitive to my needs (e.g. how I feel, my schedule, recuperation, security).

N (%)

 Yes

681 (63.4)

 I don’t know

187 (17.4)

 No, but I need this

185 (17.2)

 No, I don’t need this

21 (2.0)

5. My manager listens to me and takes me seriously regarding opinions about the organization of work.

N (%)

 Yes

700 (65.2)

 I don’t know

248 (23.1)

 No, but I need this

113 (10.5)

 No, I don’t need this

13 (1.2)

6. My manager schedules reflection time (e.g. “after-action review”) at the end of the work shift. (What did we do well and why? What did we do less well and how should we change it?)

N (%)

 Yes

190 (17.7)

 I don’t know

203 (18.9)

 No, but I need this

198 (18.4)

 No, I don’t need this.

483 (45.0)