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Table 2 Psychosocial work environment among foreign-born physicians according to health care sector

From: Inflows of foreign-born physicians and their access to employment and work experiences in health care in Finland: qualitative and quantitative study

 

Primary care1

Specialized care1

Private sector1

F

P

Job demand

3.39c

3.25c

1.88a,b

29.8

<0.001

Job control

3.97

3.75c

4.31b

4.9

0.008

Lack of professional support

2.47

2.19

2.24

2.2

0.116

Stress related to information systems

2.98c

3.02c

1.57a,b

17.1

<0.001

Patient related stress

2.87b,c

2.51a

2.17a

8.6

<0.001

Stress related to team work

2.01c

2.06c

1.16a,b

9.1

<0.001

Job satisfaction

3.84c

4.09

4.54a

5.9

0.003

Job involvement

3.73

3.86

4.06

1.7

0.183

Team climate

3.97

3.93

4.11

0.4

0.659

  1. 1Age, sex, country of origin, year of migration, permit of residence, specialization;
  2. aDiffers significantly (P ≤0.05) from those working in primary care;
  3. bDiffers significantly (P ≤0.05) from those working in specialized care;
  4. cDiffers significantly (P ≤0.05) from those working in private sector.