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Table 3 Employment quality by working conditions (Employment arrangement, organizational setting and working hours) and type of profession

From: General health and working conditions of Flemish primary care professionals

 

work

engagement

work life

balance

Proper

rewards

perceived

employability

supportive relations

with colleagues

Job security

carreer

opportunities

job

recognition

 

mean

sd

mean

sd

mean

sd

mean

sd

mean

sd

mean

sd

mean

sd

mean

sd

Employment arrangement

 

***

 

***

 

***

   

***

 

***

    

 Self-employed

4.19

0.50

3.29

1.08

2.70

1.18

3.10

1.19

4.15

0.77

4.41

0.72

3.13

1.09

3.39

1.03

 Employed

4.03

0.53

3.84

0.91

3.27

1.10

3.12

1.07

4.38

0.62

4.08

0.90

3.05

0.95

3.52

0.93

 Mix

4.09

0.53

3.52

0.98

2.88

1.16

3.24

1.19

4.33

0.64

4.03

1.06

3.02

1.01

3.36

1.05

Organisational setting

 

**

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

**

 

***

 

***

 Group-multidiscipl

4.08

0.52

3.64

1.00

3.25

1.19

3.42

1.10

4.44

0.65

4.19

0.91

3.18

1.05

3.66

1.01

 Group-monodiscipl

4.20

0.50

3.31

1.02

2.78

1.21

3.30

1.13

4.39

0.62

4.36

0.78

3.18

1.08

3.41

1.03

 Solo

4.12

0.51

3.38

1.09

2.75

1.17

2.82

1.26

3.92

0.76

4.27

0.87

2.83

1.02

3.27

0.98

 Care at home of patient

4.15

0.54

3.66

1.02

2.96

1.11

3.10

1.03

4.29

0.70

4.16

0.86

3.25

0.91

3.49

0.90

 Social service

4.00

0.50

4.06

0.79

3.32

1.04

2.79

0.93

4.37

0.66

4.04

0.88

2.98

0.91

3.50

0.88

 Other

3.93

0.62

3.49

0.92

2.78

1.15

3.27

1.16

4.18

0.53

3.96

1.09

2.78

1.04

2.98

1.08

Working hours (a week)

 

**

 

***

 

***

   

**

 

**

    

 Parttime < 35 h

4.05

0.57

3.88

0.87

3.12

1.13

3.11

1.14

4.23

0.69

4.08

0.92

3.00

0.92

3.47

0.96

 Fulltime 35–40 h

4.09

0.48

3.73

0.95

3.16

1.15

3.16

1.07

4.38

0.62

4.21

0.87

3.16

1.02

3.50

0.97

 Fulltime 40 + h

4.18

0.51

3.02

1.06

2.65

1.19

3.11

1.20

4.24

0.75

4.35

0.80

3.08

1.13

3.36

1.04

Profession

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

**

 

***

 

***

 

*

 GP

4.09

0.48

3.17

1.04

3.46

1.16

3.46

1.34

4.40

0.70

4.58

0.68

3.43

1.09

3.69

1.02

 (home) nurse

4.22

0.51

3.57

1.00

2.84

1.18

3.40

1.07

4.37

0.60

4.32

0.78

3.26

0.96

3.45

0.94

 Physiotherapist

4.19

0.49

3.30

1.01

2.27

1.05

3.07

0.97

4.21

0.73

4.16

0.83

2.90

1.06

3.29

1.02

 Podiatrist

3.87

0.63

3.35

0.88

3.05

1.05

2.70

0.92

3.95

0.51

4.30

0.73

3.05

0.89

3.40

0.88

 Psychologist

4.04

0.46

3.88

0.89

2.71

1.15

2.92

1.15

4.14

0.68

3.86

1.09

2.93

0.94

3.39

1.03

 Dentist

3.98

0.36

3.59

1.00

3.65

1.06

3.35

1.58

4.12

0.86

4.35

1.00

3.53

0.87

3.65

1.00

 Social worker

3.97

0.49

4.08

0.78

3.40

1.06

2.81

0.93

4.31

0.69

4.08

0.87

2.94

0.95

3.50

0.91

 Occupational therapist

4.06

0.61

4.13

0.70

3.18

0.90

2.74

1.13

4.39

0.50

3.79

1.07

2.97

1.03

3.34

0.91

 Pharmacist

3.96

0.56

3.05

1.01

3.13

1.02

3.74

1.06

4.37

0.75

4.24

0.75

2.63

0.97

3.03

1.03

 Family care assistent

3.90

0.57

3.29

1.25

2.57

1.13

3.29

0.95

3.86

0.69

3.71

0.76

2.43

0.79

2.86

1.35

 Speech therapist

4.15

0.76

3.05

1.32

2.55

1.15

2.80

1.36

4.25

0.72

4.45

0.69

2.65

0.93

3.35

1.09

 Care supporting staff

4.00

0.65

4.14

0.85

3.67

1.02

3.24

1.04

4.52

0.51

4.19

0.68

3.19

1.08

3.76

1.00

 Other

4.26

0.51

3.58

1.01

2.77

1.12

2.88

1.03

4.10

0.82

4.01

1.06

3.07

0.98

3.44

0.99

  1. Anova test; * p < 0.01 ** p < 0.05 *** p < 0.001; N = 826
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