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Table 5 Multilevel logistic regression examining UNS, ORN and PONS demographic, job-related factors, PCQN, FATCOD, GSE and MSQ on their intention toward working in oncology speciality

From: Factors influencing nurses’ intention to work in the oncology specialty: multi-institutional cross-sectional study

Outcome

Predictors

 

UNS

ORN

PONS

Odds Ratio (CI 95%)

P- value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Intention toward working in oncology speciality.

Age

 

e

 

e

 

e

 

Gender

Male

REF

 

e

 

e

 

Female

3.53 (1.84–6.75)

< 0.001

e

 

e

 

Marital status

Married

e

 

REF

 

e

 

Single

e

 

1.43 (1.25–1.63)

< 0.001

e

 

Nationality

Saudi

n/a

 

REF

 

n/a

 

Non-Saudi

n/a

 

0.336 (0.05–2.43)

0.280

n/a

 

Received undergraduate palliative care education

No

REF

 

REF

 

e

 

Yes

3.47 (0.58–20.70)

0.171

1.71 (0.69–4.23)

0.249

e

 

Received palliative care education after graduate

No

n/a

 

REF

 

e

 

Yes

n/a

 

1.56 (0.87–2.77)

0.129

e

 

Type of patient

Paediatric

n/a

 

REF

 

n/a

 

Adult

n/a

 

1.95 (1.60–2.36)

< 0.001

n/a

 

Intention to stay in current hospital

Unlikely

n/a

 

REF

 

n/a

 

Likely

n/a

 

8.49 (3.72–19.34)

< 0.001

n/a

 

Years as registered nurse

 

n/a

 

e

 

e

 

Years as oncology nurse

 

n/a

 

1.03 (1.00–1.075)

0.043

e

 

PCQN (0–20)

 

e

 

1.10 (0.89–1.37)

0.353

1.272 (1.061–1.525)

0.009

FATCOD (30–150)

 

1.09 (1.04–1.16)

0.001

1.08 (1.04–1.12)

< 0.001

1.078 (1.053–1.103)

< 0.001

GSE (10–40)

 

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

< 0.001

1.05 (0.99–1.11)

0.102

1.222 (1.044–1.430)

0.013

MSQ (20–100)

 

n/a

 

1.03 (1.02–1.03)

< 0.001

n/a

 
  1. n/a = not applicable, e = eliminated as the p-value above 0.5