Comparison of Independent and HCO-Employed Respondents: Means, Standard Deviations, and Correlations for Dependent QOWL Variables
Independent | HCO-Employed | Correlations* | ||||||||||||||||
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Variable† | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | d | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
HCO = health care organization; QOWL = quality of work life. | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: See the “Methods” section for a description of the scales on which variables were rated. | ||||||||||||||||||
* All correlations >|0.09| have P ≤.05. | ||||||||||||||||||
† The mean (SD) values shown are expressed in points. See “Methods” for a description of the rating scale for each variable. | ||||||||||||||||||
Work satisfaction issues | ||||||||||||||||||
Satisfaction with income | 2.81 | 0.93 | 2.83 | 1.03 | 0.02 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Amount of family time | 2.33 | 0.96 | 2.19 | 1.16 | 0.12 | .33 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Quality of relationships within the work group | 3.30 | 0.83 | 2.80 | 1.01 | 0.51 | .11 | .18 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Continuity of care | 3.44 | 0.87 | 3.32 | 0.79 | 0.15 | .16 | .18 | .21 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Practice issues | ||||||||||||||||||
Often work under time pressure | 3.04 | 0.75 | 3.06 | 0.77 | 0.03 | –.08 | –.34 | .00 | –.16 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Amount of paperwork is reasonable | 1.10 | 0.95 | 1.30 | 1.06 | 0.19 | .17 | .35 | .08 | .21 | –.31 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Influence over management decisions | 3.25 | 1.07 | 1.90 | 1.12 | 1.21 | .22 | .15 | .26 | .32 | –.11 | .09 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ability to match time to complexity of patient | 2.62 | 0.69 | 2.44 | 0.81 | 0.23 | .20 | .27 | .10 | .31 | –.31 | .21 | .32 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | – |
Opportunity to fully use skills | 3.36 | 0.92 | 3.16 | 0.88 | 0.23 | .32 | .24 | .26 | .39 | –.10 | .15 | .34 | .30 | 1.00 | – | – | – | – |
Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||||
Satisfaction with being a physician | 3.48 | 0.85 | 3.26 | 0.95 | 0.24 | .23 | .28 | .22 | .23 | –.16 | .14 | .29 | .29 | .28 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
Perceived quality of care | 3.35 | 0.62 | 3.02 | 0.63 | 0.53 | .17 | .13 | .29 | .32 | –.05 | .06 | .32 | .33 | .29 | .33 | 1.00 | – | – |
Ability to achieve professional goals | 2.99 | 0.96 | 2.44 | 1.01 | 0.55 | .43 | .31 | .35 | .39 | –.16 | .15 | .46 | .38 | .48 | .44 | .41 | 1.00 | – |
Intention to leave the practice | 1.68 | 1.35 | 2.31 | 1.85 | 0.35 | –.15 | –.16 | –.36 | –.17 | .07 | –.04 | –.36 | –.16 | –.22 | –.26 | –.25 | –.39 | 1.00 |