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Table 3 Individual, Unit, and Facility Characteristics Associated with Care Aide Job Satisfaction

From: Individual and organizational predictors of health care aide job satisfaction in long term care

 

Adjusted OR

Unadjusted OR

OR (95 % CI)

P-Value

OR (95 % CI)

P-Value

Fixed Effects

 Gender

  Female

1.00 (0.65–1.55)

0.980

0.83 (0.55–1.25)

0.374

 Age

  20–29

1.27 (0.25–6.54)

0.776

0.687 (0.15–3.09)

0.624

  30–39

1.65 (0.32–8.35)

0.548

0.96 (0.22–4.24)

0.958

  40–49

1.67 (0.33–8.42)

0.535

1.15 (0.26–5.06)

0.852

  50–59

1.75 (0.35–8.89)

0.498

1.10 (0.25–4.86)

0.896

   > 60

1.68 (0.32–8.84)

0.536

1.18 (0.26–5.41)

0.825

 Born in Canada

  No

0.91 (0.68–1.22)

0.547

1.94 (1.53–2.45)

<0.001

 NH Size

  Medium (80–120 beds)

1.12 (0.75–1.68)

0.584

1.14 (0.76–1.70)

0.515

  Large (>120 beds)

0.82 (0.55–1.21)

0.319

1.22 (0.87–1.73)

0.252

 NH Owner

  Private for Profit

0.94 (0.66–1.34)

0.735

0.81 (0.57–1.18)

0.289

  Voluntary not for profit

0.90 (0.67–1.21)

0.493

0.90 (0.66–1.21)

0.485

 Unit Type

  Secure Dementia/Alzheimer’s

0.71 (0.54–0.95)

0.022

1.00 (0.75–1.34)

0.961

  Mental Health

0.41 (0.10–1.57)

0.195

0.45 (0.12–1.68)

0.233

  Combined LTC and Dementia

0.83 (0.48–1.44)

0.512

0.60 (0.34–1.04)

0.069

 ACT Concept

  Leadership

1.30 (1.04–1.64)

0.021

2.95 (2.43–3.58)

<0.001

  Culture

2.86 (2.09–3.90)

<0.001

6.30 (5.23–8.40)

<0.001

  Evaluation

0.99 (0.80–1.24)

0.981

2.21 (1.84–2.66)

<0.001

  Formal Interaction

0.94 (0.76–1.13)

0.513

1.25 (1.08–1.50)

0.003

  Informal Interaction

0.96 (0.87–1.04)

0.317

1.13 (1.05–1.22)

0.001

  Social Capital

1.50 (1.13–2.00)

0.005

3.92 (3.10–4.96)

<0.001

  Structural and Electronic Resources

1.06 (0.99–1.16)

0.099

1.31 (1.22–1.39)

<0.001

  Organizational Slack—Staff

1.23 (1.06–1.53)

0.002

1.80 (1.61–2.01)

<0.001

  Organizational Slack—Space

1.14 (1.00–1.31)

0.050

1.65 (1.47–1.85)

<0.001

  Organizational Slack—Time

1.27 (1.06–1.53)

0.010

2.15 (1.87–2.46)

<0.001

 MBI Scales

  MBI-Exhaustion

0.85 (0.77–0.93)

<0.001

0.68 (0.65–0.75)

<0.001

  MBI-Cynicism

0.87 (0.80–0.96)

0.005

0.72 (0.67–0.77)

<0.001

  MBI-Professional Efficacy

1.33 (1.16–1.53)

<0.001

1.76 (1.55–2.00)

<0.001

 

Estimate

SE

95 % CI Lower

95 % CI Lower

  Facility

0.0028

0.017

<0.001

677.49

  Unit

<0.001

<0.001

-

-

  1. Reference groups are: Gender (Male), NH Size (Small), Unit Type (General LTC), Born in Canada (Yes), NH Owner/Operator (Public)
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