Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the Slovenian out-of-hours primary health care clinics’ employees participating in the study (N=250).
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 91 (36.4) |
| Female | 110 (44.0) |
| Not given | 49 (19.6) |
| Age (years) | |
| 30 and lower | 41 (16.4) |
| 31-40 | 74 (29.6) |
| 41-50 | 49 (19.6) |
| 51-60 | 33 (13.2) |
| 61 and higher | 4 (1.6) |
| Not given | 49 (19.6) |
| Usual shift | |
| Days | 3 (1.2) |
| Evenings | 2 (0.8) |
| Nights | 4 (1.6) |
| Variable | 192 (76.8) |
| Not given | 49 (19.6) |
| Type of employment | |
| Full-time | 191 (76.4) |
| Part-time | 7 (2.8) |
| Contract | 3 (1.2) |
| Not given | 49 (19.6) |
| Work experience (years) | |
| 5 or less | 46 (18.4) |
| 6-10 | 39 (15.6) |
| 11-20 | 65 (26.0) |
| 21-30 | 41 (16.4) |
| 31-40 | 9 (3.6) |
| 41 or more | 1 (0.4) |
| Not given | 40 (19.6) |
| Function | |
| Physicians | 93 (37.2) |
| Nurse practitioners | 43 (17.2) |
| Nurse managers | 3 (1.2) |
| Trainees | 15 (6.0) |
| Practice nurses | 40 (16.0) |
| Radiology technicians | 1 (0.4) |
| Office managers | 7 (2.8) |
| Not given | 48 (19.2) |
| Region of Slovenia | |
| Murska Sobota | 7 (2.8) |
| Maribor | 45 (18.0) |
| Ravne na Koroškem | 34 (13.6) |
| Celje | 15 (6.0) |
| Krško | 15 (6.0) |
| Novo Mesto | 21 (8.4) |
| Ljubljana | 33 (13.2) |
| Kranj region | 28 (11.2) |
| Nova Gorica region | 2 (0.8) |
| Koper region | 18 (7.2) |
| Not given | 32 (12.8) |
Table 2
The scores of SAQ-AV and its factors in the Slovenian out-of-hours primary health care clinics of different Slovenian regions.
| Murska Sobota | Maribor | Ravne na Koroskem | Celje | Krsko | Novo Mesto | Ljubljana | Kranj | Nova Gorica | Koper | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |||||||||||
| Perceptions of Management | 60.7 | 48.0 | 60.5 | 53.9 | 62.8 | 49.6 | 50.3 | 60.8 | 62.5 | 41.9 | 0.005 |
| (27.5) | (22.1) | (13.5) | (16.4) | (11.0) | (20.7) | (18.9) | (12.5) | (11.8) | (25.6) | ||
| Job Satisfaction | 50.6 | 45.0 | 57.7 | 41.7 | 51.7 | 41.5 | 51.4 | 50.5 | 66.7 | 43.5 | 0.018 |
| (16.6) | (20.9) | (10.2) | (20.7) | (19.4) | (20.2) | (14.6) | (14.7) | (5.9) | (24.2) | ||
| Safety Climate | 54.5 | 63.1 | 67.4 | 55.8 | 56.7 | 51.8 | 59.6 | 60.3 | 71.9 | 55.5 | 0.309 |
| (24.1) | (22.7) | (14.6) | (16.1) | (31.2) | (22.7) | (21.3) | (19.6) | (4.4) | (24.7) | ||
| Teamwork Climate | 76.2 | 65.4 | 77.8 | 67.2 | 75.6 | 73.0 | 74.2 | 77.7 | 79.2 | 69.9 | 0.055 |
| (12.2) | (19.4) | (13.6) | (13.5) | (15.5) | (14.6) | (16.7) | (12.4) | (5.9) | (22.3) | ||
| Communication | 47.6 | 48.2 | 59.3 | 41.1 | 52.8 | 49.2 | 60.1 | 51.0 | 87.5 | 44.9 | 0.033 |
| (26.6) | (26.3) | (17.9) | (22.3) | (10.8) | (23.7) | (22.5) | (23.5) | (17.7) | (25.4) | ||
| Overall SAQ-AV score | 57.9 | 53.6 | 64.5 | 51.9 | 57.5 | 52.7 | 58.5 | 60.1 | 73.5 | 51.2 | 0.035 |
| (16.6) | (18.7) | (9.4) | (15.1) | (16.8) | (16.0) | (15.4) | (12.3) | (0.3) | (21.3) | ||
Table 3
Multivariate analysis for the scores of SAQ-AV and its five factors in the Slovenian out-of-hours primary health care clinics.
| Dependent variable | Independent variables | B | 95% CI | T | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall SAQ-AV score1 | Ravne na Koroskem region | 7.46 | 2.24-12.67 | 2.82 | 0.005 |
| Physicians | 2.98 | 1.14-7.11 | 1.43 | 0.155 | |
| Practice nurses | 1.54 | 3.90-6.99 | 0.56 | 0.577 | |
| Variable shifts | 13.70 | 6.27-21.14 | 3.63 | <0.001 | |
| Full-time job | 14.30 | 7.14-21.57 | 3.93 | <0.001 | |
| Perceptions of Management2 | Afternoon shift | 14.68 | 14.28-43.65 | 1.00 | 0.319 |
| Variable shifts | 10.85 | -0.53-22.23 | 1.88 | 0.062 | |
| Full-time job | 5.73 | -4.78-16.24 | 1.07 | 0.284 | |
| Maribor region | -4.60 | -11.72-2.51 | -1.27 | 0.204 | |
| Ravne na Koroškem region | 6.62 | -1.12-14.36 | 1.68 | 0.093 | |
| Krsko region | 9.19 | -2.15-20.55 | 1.59 | 0.112 | |
| Kranj region | 6.93 | -1.47-15.34 | 1.63 | 0.105 | |
| Koper region | -9.14 | -18.72-0.43 | -1.88 | 0.061 | |
| Job Satisfaction3 | Variable shifts | 21.84 | 13.48-30.20 | 5.15 | <0.001 |
| Full-time job | 19.17 | 10.98-27.36 | 4.61 | <0.001 | |
| Ravne na Koroskem region | 9.71 | 4.11-15.32 | 3.42 | 0.001 | |
| Safety Climate4 | Variable shifts | 14.72 | 4.37-25.07 | 2.80 | 0.006 |
| Full-time job | 19.93 | 9.67-30.19 | 3.83 | <0.001 | |
| Ravne na Koroskem region | 5.48 | -1.98-12.94 | 1.45 | 0.149 | |
| Practice nurses | 7.07 | 0.04-14.10 | 1.98 | 0.049 | |
| Teamwork Climate5 | Variable shifts | 8.26 | 0.02-16.50 | 1.98 | 0.049 |
| Full-time job | 14.67 | 6.75-22.60 | 3.65 | <0.001 | |
| Practice nurses | -3.19 | -9.08-2.70 | -1,07 | 0.287 | |
| Physicians | 2.27 | -2.50-7.06 | 0.94 | 0.349 | |
| Maribor region | -8.25 | -13.62-2.87 | -3.03 | 0.003 | |
| Communication6 | Variable shifts | 19.15 | 3.65-34.65 | 2.44 | 0.016 |
| Full-time job | 12.89 | 0.06-25.73 | 1.98 | 0.049 | |
| Physicians | 5.03 | -1.02-11.09 | 1.64 | 0.103 | |
| Morning shift | 23.71 | -9.95-57.38 | 1.39 | 0.166 | |
| Afternoon shift | -0.82 | -35.41-33.77 | -0.05 | 0.963 | |
| Ravne na Koroskem region | 10.70 | 2.24-19.15 | 2.49 | 0.013 | |
| Ljubljana Region | 9.39 | 0.70-18.08 | 2.13 | 0.034 | |
| Nova Gorica region | 34.03 | 3.86-64.20 | 2.22 | 0.027 |