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Table 5 Logistic regression – Dissatisfaction with work-life Balance

From: Canadian family physician job satisfaction - is it changing in an evolving practice environment? An analysis of the 2013 National Physician Survey database

Variable

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

p-value

Gender (female)

Reference

  

 Gender (male)

0.86

0.82–0.92

0.000

Age (>  65 years old)

Reference

  

 Age (< 35)

1.15

0.97–1.36

0.104

 Age (35–44)

1.90

1.66–2.18

0.000

 Age (45–54)

1.81

1.63–2.01

0.000

 Age (55–64)

1.46

1.33–1.61

0.000

Province (BC)a

Reference

  

 Province (Atlantic)

0.84

0.74–0.95

0.005

 Province (QC)

1.330

1.21–1.46

0.000

 Province (ON)

1.040

0.95–1.14

0.378

 Province (MB/SK)

1.20

1.05–1.37

0.006

 Province (AB)

1.03

0.92–1.15

0.594

Number of years licensed (> 20)

Reference

  

 Years licensed (< 4)

0.94

0.83–1.07

0.359

 Years licensed (5–9)

0.99

0.88–1.11

0.893

 Years licensed (10–14)

1.02

0.91–1.14

0.784

 Years licensed (15–19)

0.86

0.77–0.96

0.006

Practice type: focused practice

Reference

  

 Practice type: family medicine only

1.29

1.22–1.37

0.000

Teaching involvement (does not teach)

Reference

  

 Teaching involvement (teaches)

0.99

0.93–1.06

0.840

Practice population (rural/remote)

Reference

  

 Practice population (inner city)

0.82

0.74–0.91

0.000

 Practice population (urban)

0.84

0.78–0.91

0.000

 Practice population (small town)

0.94

0.85–1.03

0.200

Remuneration model (blended)

Reference

  

 Remuneration model (fee for service)

0.82

0.77–0.87

0.000

 Remuneration model (other)

0.83

0.77–0.90

0.000

Provides on-call (no)

Reference

  

 Provides on-call (yes)

1.68

1.58–1.78

0.000

EMR use (no)

Reference

  

 EMR use (yes)

1.22

1.15–1.30

0.000

Hours worked per week (> 120)

Reference

  

 Hours per week (< 20)

0.39

0.25–0.60

0.000

 Hours per week (20–40)

0.64

0.43–0.95

0.027

 Hours per week (40–60)

1.48

0.99–2.20

0.054

 Hours per week (60–80)

2.25

1.51–3.36

0.000

 Hours per week (80–100)

2.40

1.59–3.62

0.000

 Hours per week (100–120)

2.11

1.37–3.24

0.001

Remuneration model satisfaction (dissatisfied)

Reference

  

 Remuneration model satisfaction (satisfied)

0.25

0.23–0.26

0.000

  1. Dependent variable coding: dissatisfaction = 1, satisfaction = 0
  2. aAtlantic provinces = Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, QC Quebec, ON Ontario, MB Manitoba, SK Saskatchewan, AB Alberta, BC British Columbia