Table 4 Median scores for demand, job-control, and social support and calculated total scores for job strain versus demographic variables for faculty physicans (n = 23)
From: Occupational stress experienced by residents and faculty physicians on night shifts
Variable | Demand | Job-control | Social support | Job strain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (min-max) | P | Median (min-max) | p | Median (min-max) | p | Median (min-max) | P | ||
Specialtya | EM | 15 (14–18) | >.05 | 18 (16–20) | >.05 | 18 (16–22) | >.05 | 0.8 (0.8-1.1) | >.05 |
SURG | 15 (13–19) | 18 (10–20) | 18 (15–20) | 0.8 (0.7-1.4) | |||||
MED | 15 (14–18) | 18 (14–19) | 19 (6–24) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | |||||
Marital status | Married | 15 (13–19) | >.05 | 18 (10–20) | >.05 | 18 (6–24) | >.05 | 0.8 (0.7-1.4) | >.05 |
Unmarried | 15.5 (14–18) | 17 (14–19) | 16.5 (16–21) | 1.0 (0.7-1.1) | |||||
Sex | Man | 15 (13–19) | >.05 | 18 (10–20) | >.05 | 18 (6–24) | >.05 | 0.8 (0.7-1.4) | >.05 |
Woman | 16 (14–18) | 18 (16–20) | 17 (16–19) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | |||||
Number of patients cared for during a typical shift | 1-30 | 15 (13–19) | >.05 | 18 (10–20) | >.05 | 18 (15–22) | >.05 | 0.9 (0.7-1.4) | >.05 |
31-60 | 15 (14–18) | 19 (16–20) | 18 (6–22) | 0.8 (0.7-1.1) | |||||
>60 | 15 (14–17) | 18 (16–20) | 18 (16–24) | 0.8 (0.8-1.1) | |||||
Night shifts per month | 1-4 | 15.5 (14–19) | <.05 | 18 (10–20) | >.05 | 18 (6–24) | >.05 | 0.9 (0.7-1.4) | >.05 |
5-8 | 14 (13–15) | 19 (14–19) | 20 (16–21) | 0.7 (0.7-1.1) | |||||
>8 | 14.5 (14–15) | 17.5 (17–18) | 18 (17–19) | 0.8 (0.8-0.8) | |||||
Decided about continuing in specialty | Yes | 16 (15–19) | >.05 | 18 (16–20) | >.05 | 17.5 (6–24) | >.05 | 0.9 (0.8-1.1) | >.05 |
No | 15 (13–18) | 18 (10–20) | 18 (15–22) | 0.8 (0.7-1.4) | |||||
Chronic disease | Yes | 15 (13–19) | >.05 | 18.5 (17–20) | <.05 | 17.5 (6–22) | >.05 | 0.8 (0.7-1.0) | >.05 |
No | 15 (14–18) | 16 (10–20) | 18 (16–24) | 1.1 (0.7-1.4) | |||||