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Table 5 Variables and measurements

From: The effect of family doctor policy practice on primary health-care workers’ health in Hongkou District of Shanghai, China: varied by occupational divisions?

Variable category

Dimensions

Sub-dimensions

Variables

Item

Measurement

Dependent variable

Health status

Self-rated health

How do you evaluate your own health?

1 = Very poor, 2 = Poor, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Good, 5 = Excellent

Key independent predictor

FD practice

Workload

work time

How about your work time?

1 = Never overtime, 2 = Not often overtime,3 = Sometimes overtime, 4 = Often overtime, 5 = Usually overtime

work intensity

How about your work intensity?

1 = Very weak, 2 = Weak, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Strong, 5 = Very strong

workload in the FD practice

How about the workload brought by FD practice?

1 = None, 2 = Tiny, 3 = Neutral Strong, 4 = Very strong

Work pressure

work pressure

How about the work pressure?

1 = None, 2 = A little, 3 = Neutral Strong, 4 = Very strong

Cooperation and support

team/department support

Please score the team/department support?

[1–5] satisfaction

1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = neutral, 4 = good, 5 = very good

CHSCs’ support

Please score the CHSC support

[1–5] satisfaction

1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = neutral, 4 = good, 5 = very good

policy support

Please score the policy support

[1–5] satisfaction

1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = neutral, 4 = good, 5 = very good

Key control variable

Workplace environments

Office environment

How about your office environment

1 = Very poor, 2 = Poor, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Good, 5 = Very good

Facilities and equipment

How about your facilities and equipment

1 = Very poor, 2 = Poor, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Good, 5 = Very good

Information technology system

How about your information technology (IT) system

1 = Very poor, 2 = Poor, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Good, 5 = Very good

Cultural environment

How about your cultural environment

1 = Very poor, 2 = Poor, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Good, 5 = Very good

Performance incentive

How about your performance incentive

1 = Very poor, 2 = Poor, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Good, 5 = Very good

Socio-demographic characteristics

Age

When were you born?

[22–67], Unit: years

Gender

What’s your gender?

1 = Male, 0 = Female

Marital status

What is your marital status?

1 = Single, 2 = Married, 3 = Divorced, 4 = Widowed

Education

What is your education level?

1 = High school or below, 2 = Bachelor degree, 3 = Master degree or above

Hukou

What is your household registration?

1 = This subdistrict, Shanghai, 2 = Other subdistricts, Shanghai, 3 = Other provinces

Annual income

What is your annual income?

[1–36], Unit: 10,000 Yuan

Occupational category

What is your occupational category?

1 = FD, 2 = FN,3 = PHD,4 = Others