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Table 2 Associations on outcome variables of organizational attributes in primary care practices (results of linear regression analyses, under specification of standardized beta coefficient and 95% confidence interval (CI), α = 5%)

From: Practice assistants in primary care in Germany – associations with organizational attributes on job satisfaction

 

Factors of organizational attributes of primary care practices

Communication

Decision-making

Stress

History of change

Overall score

β (p-value*)

β (p-value*)

β (p-value*)

β (p-value*)

β (p-value*)

Practice characteristics

     

Mode of practice (0 = single; 1 = group)

−0.107 (0.01)

−0.016 (0.66)

−0.154 (<0.01)

0.160 (0.01)

−0.068 (0.07)

Location of practice (1 = urban; 2 = semi urban; 3 = rural)

−0.024 (0.52)

−0.015 (0.69)

0.055 (0.17)

0.024 (0.62)

0.018 (0.63)

Individual characteristics

     

Age

−0.011 (0.80)

0.058 (0.17)

−0.155 (0.01)

0.096 (0.07)

−0.021 (0.62)

Employment status (0 = full-time worker; 1 = part-time worker)

0.090 (0.04)

0.080 (0.06)

0.138 (0.01)

−0.056 (0.30)

0.110 (0.01)

Different factors of job satisfaction

     

Physical working condition

−0.033 (0.53)

−0.015 (0.77)

0.356 (<0.01)

−0.085 (0.19)

0.121 (0.02)

Freedom of working method

0.127 (0.02)

0.243 (<0.01)

0.034 (0.54)

0.123 (0.06)

0.202 (<0.01)

Colleagues and fellow workers

0.397 (<0.01)

0.082 (0.09)

0.038 (0.46)

−0.106 (0.08)

0.141 (0.01)

Recognition for work

0.211 (<0.01)

0.283 (<0.01)

0.081 (0.17)

0.006 (0.93)

0.238 (<0.01)

Amount of responsibility

−0.085 (0.15)

−0.124 (0.03)

−0.067 (0.28)

0.006 (0.94)

−0.119 (0.04)

Income

0.063 (0.16)

−0.007 (0.88)

0.043 (0.37)

0.048 (0.40)

0.043 (0.33)

Opportunity to use abilities

0.058 (0.36)

0.204 (0.01)

0.070 (0.31)

−0.096 (0.23)

0.127 (0.04)

Hours of work

−0.044 (0.38)

−0.020 (0.69)

0.013 (0.80)

−0.027 (0.67)

−0.021 (0.66)

Amount of variety in job

0.026 (0.65)

0.046 (0.40)

−0.092 (0.12)

0.095 (0.18)

0.015 (0.79)

Overall job satisfaction

−0.007 (0.91)

0.046 (0.50)

0.095 (0.20)

−0.057 (0.51)

0.050 (0.46)

Pseudo R 2

0.389

0.405

0.298

0.042

0.424

  1. *Statistical significance of difference: P < 0.05.