Practice area and work demands in nurses' aides: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Demands and control at work.

Factor	N	%	Mean	SD	Range
Quantitative work demands			2.89	0.76	1.00 – 5.00
Positioning patients in bed ^†
0	1132	18.3
1–4	2702	43.6
5–9	1526	24.6
10 or more	834	13.5
Supporting patients between bed and chair ^†
0	1049	17.1
1–4	2752	44.8
5–9	1579	25.7
10 or more	763	12.4
Handling heavy objects ^†
0	1758	29.1
1–4	3311	54.9
5–9	675	11.2
10 or more	288	4.8
Positive challenges			2.90	0.71	1.00 – 5.00
Role conflicts			2.38	0.81	1.00 – 5.00
Exposure to threats and violence
Never or very seldom	3970	61.5
Rather seldom	834	12.9
Sometimes	1084	16.8
Rather often	442	6.8
Very often or always	127	2.0
Control of work pace			2.36	0.80	1.00 – 5.00
Participation in important decisions			3.31	0.80	1.00 – 5.00

N = Number of respondents in each category. SD = Standard deviation. ^†Times per shift. The variables for which the mean, standard deviation, and range are shown, are indices of several items, whereas the variables for which numbers and percentages are shown, have been measured with a single question.

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