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Table 5 Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) of working and health adverse factors according to nursing home ownership

From: Breaking the cycle: how Spain’s dependency care system creates occupational inequalities in geriatric nursing assistants and the need for reform

  

Public

Subsidized

Private

  

aPR

aPR (95% CI)*

aPR (95% CI)*

Shift type

Rotating or split

1

0.92 (0.65–1.31)

1.03 (0.74–1.42)

Weekly work hours

41 or more

1

1.58 (0.81–3.06)

2.32 (1.24–4.36)

Multiple job holder

Yes

1

1.74 (0.52–5.82)

1.66 (0.52–5.35)

Irregular task distribution

Many times or always

1

1.17 (0.71–1.93)

1.69 (1.07–2.68)

Enough time to do your job

Never, only once or sometimes

1

1.23 (0.95–1.60)

1.45 (1.13–1.86)

Need to be at work and at home

Many times or always

1

1.34 (0.73–2.43)

1.40 (0.79–2.50)

Job interference to housework

Many times or always

1

1.09 (0.69–1.73)

1.34 (0.87–2.06)

Dealing with people’s problems

Many times or always

1

1.07 (0.66–1.73)

1.16 (0.73–1.84)

Work very fast

Many times or always

1

1.00 (0.80–1.25)

1.20 (0.98–1.46)

Influence over decisions in work

Never, only once or sometimes

1

1.06 (0.89–1.28)

1.05 (0.88–1.25)

Influence over how you do your job

Never, only once or sometimes

1

0.93 (0.75–1.15)

0.99 (0.81–1.20)

Job emotionally exhausting overall

To a large extent or always

1

1.04 (0.85–1.26)

1.20 (1.00-1.44)

Pace of work high throughout the day

To a large extent or always

1

0.99 (0.82–1.20)

1.23 (1.04–1.46)

Physical job demands

76–100%

1

0.95 (0.82–1.10)

1.04 (0.91–1.19)

Physical activity (WHO criteria)

Below

1

0.99 (0.64–1.52)

1.37 (0.93–2.03)

Physical Health Status (SF12)

Below average (< 50)

1

1.13 (0.87–1.47)

1.08 (0.83–1.40)

Mental Health Status (SF12)

Below average (< 50)

1

0.91 (0.76–1.10)

1.00 (0.85–1.18)

  1. *Adjusted for sociodemographic variables (sex, age and nationality)