Inpatient satisfaction and job satisfaction/stress of medical workers in a hospital with the 7:1 nursing care system (in which 1 nurse cares for 7 patients at a time)

Table 4 Number and proportion of physicians/nurses who required care due to high stress

Factor (subscales)	With high stress required care	1st stage				2nd stage				P ^a
		Physicians, n = 36		Nurses, n = 14		Physicians, n = 33		Nurses, n = 25
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Stressor of work
Workload	+	30	83.3	13	92.9	21	63.6	24	96.0	<0.01
Workload	−	6	16.7	1	7.1	12	36.4	1	4.0	<0.01
Control	+	24	66.7	5	35.7	17	51.5	10	40.0	0.11
Control	−	12	33.3	9	64.3	16	48.5	15	60.0	0.11
Personal Relations	+	12	33.3	1	7.1	10	30.3	4	16.0	0.16
Personal Relations	−	24	66.7	13	92.9	23	69.7	21	84.0	0.16
Conformity	+	7	19.4	0	0.0	5	15.2	2	8.0	0.28
Conformity	−	29	80.6	14	100.0	28	84.8	23	92.0	0.28
Support by Coworkers/Superior	+	3	8.3	0	0.0	3	9.1	1	4.0	0.75
Support by Coworkers/Superior	−	33	91.7	14	100.0	30	90.9	24	96.0	0.75
Response to Stress
Mental Stress	+	7	19.4	3	21.4	6	18.2	5	20.0	0.99
Mental Stress	−	29	80.6	11	78.6	27	81.8	20	80.0	0.99
Physical Stress	+	7	19.4	3	21.4	4	12.1	4	16.0	0.79
Physical Stress	−	29	80.6	11	78.6	29	87.9	21	84.0	0.79

The level of Mental and Physical Stress was examined by the simplified job stressor questionnaire [11], consisting of 57 questions with four response items (Likert-type 4-point scale): “totally agree,” “somewhat agree,” “somewhat disagree,” and “disagree.” Those who required care due to high stress were judged according to the protocol
^aFisher’s exact test

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