Table 1 Prevalence of home care nurses’ working characteristics (n = 972, in percent).
Scale | Item | M (SD) | Never | Seldom | Sometimes | Often | Always |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work intensity | Having to work very fast | 3.12 (1.02) | 7.3 | 15.0 | 39.0 | 29.3 | 8.3 |
Work under time pressure | 3.11 (1.09) | 8.6 | 20.4 | 29.6 | 33.3 | 8.0 | |
Not enough time for carrying out working tasks | 3.00 (1.12) | 10.8 | 23,5 | 28,0 | 31,2 | 6,6 | |
Influence at Work | Influence on the decisions concerning the work | 3.83 (0.89) | 0.9 | 6.4 | 25.3 | 43.9 | 23.5 |
Influence on the amount of work | 3.14 (1.13) | 7.8 | 22.7 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 11.7 | |
Influence on content of work | 3.60 (1.10) | 4.1 | 13.5 | 22.9 | 36.9 | 22.5 | |
Influence on the timing of rest breaks | 3.95 (1.18) | 4.9 | 9.2 | 15.2 | 27.7 | 43.0 | |
Influence on the timing of holidays | 3.86 (1.04) | 3.4 | 8.6 | 16.2 | 42.0 | 29.8 | |
Work environment | Being exposed to draughts and extreme temperatures | 2.54 (1.18) | 24.1 | 27.0 | 24.3 | 20.7 | 4.0 |
Being exposed to bad air (e.g. cigarette smoke) | 2.15 (1.12) | 37.3 | 26.2 | 22.0 | 12.4 | 2.0 | |
Being exposed to poor lighting conditions (e.g. bright or dim light) | 2.20 (1.09) | 33.7 | 28.4 | 22.9 | 13.4 | 1.5 | |
Lifting & carrying heavy loads | 2.76 (1.09) | 14.5 | 25.7 | 33.7 | 21.1 | 4.9 | |
Exposure to noise | 2.27 (1.06) | 26.5 | 36.1 | 23.9 | 10.5 | 3.0 | |
Being exposed to hazardous substances | 2.02 (1.06) | 38.3 | 36.2 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 2.8 | |
Social Support from Colleagues | Receiving support when needed | 3.99 (0.93) | 1.6 | 6.2 | 15.7 | 44.5 | 31.9 |
Willingness to listen to work problems | 3.94 (0.97) | 1.7 | 7.7 | 17.0 | 42.3 | 31.3 | |
Frequency of discussions about quality of work | 3.33 (1.01) | 4.8 | 15.4 | 30.3 | 39.5 | 9.9 | |
Good atmosphere between colleagues | 4.27 (0.65) | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 56.6 | 35.8 | |
Good cooperation | 4.15 (0.78) | 0.2 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 56.2 | 30.7 | |
Social Support from Supervisor (n = 543) | Receiving support when needed | 4.04 (0.95) | 1.7 | 8.3 | 17.7 | 37.3 | 34.9 |
Willingness to listen to work problems | 4.14 (0.99) | 3.0 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 32.4 | 44.6 | |
Frequency of discussions about quality of work | 3.38 (1.06) | 9.4 | 20.7 | 31.7 | 29.1 | 9.1 | |
Frequency of unjustified criticism or harassment | 1.42 (1.15) | 57.7 | 27.0 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
Scale | Item | To a very small extent | To a small extent | Somewhat | To a large extent | To a very large extent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emotional demands | Emotionally demanding work | 3.84 (0.95) | 1.9 | 5.9 | 39.9 | 36.0 | 17.0 |
Need to hide feelings | 2.92 (1.08) | 13.4 | 20.2 | 38.7 | 19.3 | 8.4 | |
Need to hold back own opinion | 2.82 (1.09) | 16.6 | 21.0 | 39.1 | 15.6 | 7.7 |
