Table 2 Comparison of scores on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) between participants reporting and not reporting support from their manager (n=1074)

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

4.0 (4.7)

6.9 (5.7)

2.9 (2.0 to 3.8)

2. My manager provides clear and coordinated information.

4.0 (4.7)

7.2 (5.6)

3.1 (2.2 to 4.0)

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

3.7 (4.5)

6.5 (5.6)

2.8 (2.0 to 3.6)

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

3.9 (4.7)

7.3 (5.8)

3.4 (2.5 to 4.3)

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

4.0 (4.6)

7.2 (5.9)

3.2 (2.1 to 4.3)

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?)

4.3 (5.0)

4.9 (5.1)

0.6 (-0.2 to 1.4)