Mean subscale results according to status of participation in five groups
| First survey % positive; mean (SD) | Second survey % positive; mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Leavers* | Dropouts† | Stable‡ | Stable‡ | Laggards§ | Newcomers¶ |
| Teamwork climate | 59.6%; 71.8 (20.8) | 63.0%; 75.8 (15.5) | 60.3%; 74.9 (18.0)** | 65.1%; 77.9 (17.0) | 64.5%; 76.6 (19.1) | 58.9%; 76.6 (15.6) |
| Safety climate | 36.2%; 64.3 (20.3) | 38.4%; 70.3 (15.7) | 40.9%††; 68.0 (18.6)** | 55.0%; 72.8 (18.0) | 48.4%; 69.6 (21.0) | 48.2%; 70.3 (19.4) |
| Job satisfaction | 51.1%††; 67.3 (24.8)** | 63.0%; 76.8 (17.0) | 68.5%††; 77.0 (18.4)** | 78.2%; 82.4 (17.4) | 74.2%; 77.4 (22.4) | 76.8%; 83.9 (17.3) |
| Stress recognition | 51.1%; 67.9 (25.4) | 56.2%; 68.9 (20.0) | 58.8%; 70.6 (23.2) | 61.2%; 71.1 (23.4) | 45.2%††; 69.3 (23.7) | 46.4%; 67.4 (20.1) |
| Perceptions of unit management | 55.3%; 68.5 (25.1) | 58.3%; 70.9 (22.7) | 55.3%; 70.6 (21.7)** | 62.2%; 75.8 (18.9) | 58.1%; 73.2 (20.6) | 74.5%; 81.3 (11.4)** |
| Perceptions of department management | 21.3%; 58.7 (18.9) | 30.1%; 63.5 (19.3) | 33.2%; 62.6 (20.0)** | 34.5%; 65.4 (18.2) | 22.6%; 58.7 (18.9) | 50.5%; 69.4 (18.4) |
| Working conditions | 46.8%; 68.5 (25.1) | 58.9%; 70.9 (22.7) | 53.6%; 69.6 (24.3)** | 60.2%; 73.0 (23.3) | 64.5%††; 77.2 (21.7) | 57.1%; 69.7 (25.9) |
*Leavers: participating in the first survey, then leaving the department, N=47.
†Dropouts: invitees in both surveys, but only participating in the first survey, N=73.
‡Stable: participants in both surveys, N=238.
§Laggards: invitees in both surveys, but only participating in the second survey, N=31.
¶Newcomers: staff joining the department after the first survey, and participating in the second survey only, N=56.
**Indicates a statistically significant difference in means when comparing with the stable participants (p<0.05).
††Indicates a statistically significant difference in % positive when comparing with the stable participants (p<0.05).