Table 1 Descriptive of the included prognostic variables and the work ability for the professions
From: Identifying work ability promoting factors for home care aides and assistant nurses
| Â | Care aide (n = 58) | Assistant nurse (n = 79) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean, SD | Mean, SD | p 1 |
1. Age, years | 44.0 ± 12.6 | 46.5 ± 9.3 | 0.177 |
2. Sex (men/women, %) | 9%/91% | 6%/94% | 0.614 |
3. Seniority, years | 13.1 ± 9.4 | 11.6 ± 8.1 | 0.310 |
4. Safety climate, overall | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 0.474 |
5. Psychosocial job demands | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 0.829 |
6. Physical job demands | 13.3 ± 2.6 | 13.2 ± 2.3 | 0.706 |
7. Personal safety behaviour | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 5.5 ± 0.9 | 0.271 |
8. Degree of personal safety | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 0.891 |
9. Self-efficacy | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 0.004 |
10. Musculoskeletal wellbeing | 4.4 ± 0.7 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 0.096 |
11. Work ability | 15.1 ± 2.1 | 15.4 ± 1.8 | 0.331 |