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Table 5 Factors associated with psychological wellbeing

From: Psychological wellbeing in a resource-limited work environment: examining levels and determinants among health workers in rural Malawi

 

Continuous WHO-5

(min 0, max 15)

Dichotomized WHO-5

(0 = poor, 1 = adequate wellbeing)

50%

40%

60%

Coef.

[95% CI]

Coef.

[95% CI]

Coef.

[95% CI]

Coef.

[95% CI]

Sex

(0 = female, 1 = male)

.02

[− .83, .88]

− .30

[− 1.11, .51]

− .37

[− 1.52, .78]

− .34

[− .94, .27]

Years in service

.00

[− .04, .05]

− .01

[− .05, .03]

− .06

[− .11, − .01]

− .03

[− .06, .01]

Health facility in-charge

(0 = no, 1 = yes)

− 1.12

[− 2.68, .44]

− .69

[− 2.32, .95]

− 1.22

[− 4.48, 2.03]

− 1.32

[− 2.41, − .23]

Cadre (0 = clinical officer/medical assistant, 1 = nurse)

− .05

[− 1.65, 1.56]

− .32

[− 2.16, 1.52]

− 1.42

[− 4.88, 2.05]

− .42

[− 1.71, .87]

Relationship status

(0 = not in relationship, 1 = in rel.)

− .49

[− 1.21, .24]

− .70

[− 1.22, − .18]

− .71

[− 1.97, .54]

− .24

[− .76, .29]

Children/other dependents (0 = none, 1 = one or more)

− .08

[− 1.39, 1.24]

.19

[− .85, 1.24]

.91

[− 1.38, 3.20]

.39

[− .42, 1.21]

Any prof. training in last year (0 = no, 1 = yes)

− .94

[− 1.71, − .17]

− .43

[− 1.29, .43]

− .56

[− 1.91, .81]

− .73

[− 1.39, − .08]

Clinical knowledge

− 1.23

[− 3.74, 1.28]

− 1.26

[− 3.43, .91]

− 2.35

[− 4.29, − .40]

− .11

[− 1.83, 1.61]

Perceived competence

3.58

[− .22, 7.38]

4.13

[− .44, 8.70]

1.12

[− 2.64, 4.88]

3.47

[1.95, 6.74]

Supervision in last month

(0 = no, 1 = yes)

.50

[− .54, 1.54]

.29

[− .56, 1.14]

− .27

[− 1.32, .78]

.47

[− .22, 1.16]

Perceived supervisor support

.05

[− 2.85, 2.94]

1.70

[− .83, 4.23]

3.20

[.08, 6.32]

− .34

[− 2.72, 2.04]

Perceived co-worker support & team work

− .67

[− 4.46, 3.11]

− .02

[− 2.58, 2.53]

− .80

[− 6.05, 4.45]

.72

[− 2.20, 3.64]

Satisfaction with physical work environment

1.24

[− 1.21, 3.68]

.52

[− 1.79, 2.83]

− 1.59

[− 4.20, 1.01]

1.28

[− .36, 2.92]

Satisfaction with remuneration

− .67

[− 2.83, 1.48]

− .29

[− 2.08, 1.49]

.28

[− 4.25, 4.82]

− .45

[− 2.08, 1.18]

Satisfaction with job demands

1.70

[− .34, 3.74]

1.24

[− .62, 3.10]

1.57

[− .78, 3.93]

2.19

[.79, 3.59]

Satisfaction with interpersonal relationships at work

5.11

[1.89, 8.33]

2.03

[− .48, 4.55]

7.07

[3.01, 11.13]

2.42

[.06, 4.78]

Intrinsic motivation

1.51

[− 2.00, 5.02]

− .30

[− 3.62, 3.04]

.01

[− 6.02, 6.04]

1.24

[− .97, 3.44]

Extrinsic motivation

.06

[− 1.26, 1.37]

.30

[− 1.03, 1.63]

.46

[− 1.23, 2.14]

− .52

[− 1.54, .50]

Health facility level (0 = primary, 1 = secondary)

1.34

[.08, 2.60]

.40

[− .85, 1.65]

1.27

[− .07, 2.61]

.78

[− .27, 1.82]

Data collection year

(0 = 2013, 1 = 2015)

.41

[− .40, 1.21]

.84

[− .23, 1.90]

8.89

[7.76, 10.03]

− .12

[− .61, .37]

RBF4MNH exposure

(0 = no, 1 = yes)

− 1.03

[− 2.49, .43]

− 1.53

[− 3.40, .35]

− 16.65

[− 18.9, − 14.4]

− .08

[− .96, .80]

Model statistics

F = 34.3

p = .000

R2 = .28

Wald χ2 = 110

p = .000

Pseudo R2 = .22

Wald χ2 = 749

p = .000

Pseudo R2 = .36

Wald χ2 = 113

p = .000

Pseudo R2 = .20