Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of individual respondents (n = 373) and organizational characteristics (n = 36)
Measure | Mean or N | SD or % |
|---|---|---|
Individual level | ||
Percent of VA professional time spent | ||
 Direct patient care | 63.17 | 27.28 |
 Administration | 12.74 | 16.68 |
 Attending educational programs | 3.41 | 5.30 |
 Education | 7.38 | 9.65 |
 Research | 13.29 | 22.53 |
Specialist board certification/eligible | 346 | 93% |
Work only at VA | 276 | 74% |
Tenure at current facility | 9.87 | 9.10 |
Foreign medical school | 86 | 23.1% |
Adequate physician staffing | 3.37 | 1.08 |
Adequate registered nurses | 2.78 | 1.10 |
Perceived quality of care | 1.88 | .84 |
Outcomes | ||
 Overall job satisfaction | 2.96 | 1.00 |
 Intent to leave | 2.14 | 1.06 |
 Burnout | .98 | .84 |
Organization-level | ||
 Urban location | 29 | 80.6% |
 Teaching affiliated hospital | 25 | 69.4% |
 Performance-based compensation | 26 | 72.2% |
 Inpatient beds | 65.58 | 35.57 |