Table 4

Top versus bottom work-life climate quartiles across work settings—individual WLB items and other healthcare climates. A p value of <0.05 is used to determine statistical significance

First work-life climate quartile
M (SD)
Fourth work-life climate quartile
M (SD)
T
Variable: p er cent p ositive ( 2 days or less per week)
Work-life climate†85.20 (7.43)41.52 (10.31)34.19*
 Skipped a meal90.52 (9.23)64.26 (16.65)13.73*
 Worked through a shift without any breaks85.83 (10.87)55.68 (19.24)13.73*
 Ate a poorly balanced meal82.72 (12.65)51.83 (14.45)16.00*
 Changed personal/family plans because of work90.80 (7.30)67.38 (14.61)14.26*
 Had difficulty sleeping77.61 (13.73)57.89 (14.89)9.69*
 Slept less than 5 hours in a night85.54 (10.66)64.71 (15.71)10.92*
 Arrived home late from work79.82 (13.32)47.92 (18.05)14.15*
 Felt frustrated by technology82.08 (14.39)66.06 (16.17)7.36*
Variable: p er cent p ositive (agree slightly + agree strongly)
Teamwork climate†55.68 (19.57)36.17 (17.29)7.44*
Safety climate†71.08 (17.38)49.57 (17.98)8.56*
Burnout climate‡38.53 (19.76)69.21 (19.71)−10.94*
Personal burnout‡26.02 (14.51)51.59 (17.65)−11.13*
Local leadership†68.43 (15.14)52.85 (17.48)6.69*
Improvement readiness†77.30 (15.90)59.42 (17.93)7.42*
  • All results are statistically significant.

  • *P<0.001.

  • †Higher score is favourable.

  • ‡Lower score is favourable.

  • WLB, work-life balance.