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Table 1 Independent variables for the difference-in-difference (DID) model

From: Impact of hospital mergers on staff job satisfaction: a quantitative study

 

Categories

Variable name

Descriptions

Work environment

Autonomy

improve

Can contribute towards improvements?

trusted

I am trusted to do my job

Perceived quality of Trust

satis

Satisfied with quality of work?

toppriority

Care of patients/service users is my Trust's top priority

recomd

I would recommend my Trust as a place to work

incident

Action taken following errors

Team work

discusseff

Team members often meet to discuss the teams effectiveness

teamcomm

Team members have to communicate closely with each other to achieve the teams objectives

Support from organization

equal

Trust provides equal opportunities to staff?

qualapp

Had good quality appraisal in last 12 months?

hands

Had health and safety training in last 12 months?

trainbetter

My training, learning and development has helped me to do my job better/more effectively

upprof

My training, learning and development has helped me stay up-to-date with professional requirements

supsup

Support from supervisor

commun

Good communication between managers and staff?

Drivers of job satisfaction

Job clarity

differ

Role makes a difference?

clearobj

I have, clear, planned goals and objectives for my job

knowrep

I always know what my responsibilities are

Tension

wkpres

Work pressure felt

exthrs

Work extra hours?

stress

Suffered work-related stress in last 12 months?

viopat

Experienced violence from patients/relatives in last 12 months?

 

viocol

Experienced violence from colleagues in last 12 months?

harpat

Experienced harassment from patients/relatives in last 12 months?

harcol

Experienced harassment from colleagues in last 12 months?

Dummy variables

Data year

2008

Dummy variable for year 2008

2009

Dummy variable for year 2009

2010

Dummy variable for year 2010

2011

Dummy variable for year 2011

2012

Dummy variable for year 2012

Mental health hospital

mh

Dummy variable for working in mental health trusts

Occupation group

nurses

Dummy variable for nurses

medden

Dummy variable for medical and dental staff

ahp

Dummy variable for allied health professionals

s&t

Dummy variable for science and technical staff

admingm

Dummy variable for administrative and general management staff