Table 3

Intentions to work as a nurse in the future : SEM and logistic regression models


Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Surveyed at:
6 months
6 months
18 months
Likelihood of nursing at:
18 months
3 years
3 years

OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)

Structural Equation Model
(n = 2238)
(n = 2239)
(n = 1860)
6 months:



JS – Factor 1
1.11 (0.59 – 2.12)
1.58 (0.99 – 2.53)

JS – Factor 2
1.20 (0.70 – 2.05)
0.96 (0.65 – 1.44)





18 months:



JS – Factor 1


0.89 (0.52 – 1.54)
JS – Factor 2


1.54 (0.97 – 2.44)




At qualification:



LN at 18 months
7.85 (4.90 – 12.60)c


LN at 3 years

4.44 (3.22 – 6.11)c
2.99 (2.02 – 4.41)c




At 6 months:



LN at 3 years


5.11 (3.53 – 7.41)c




Nursing at:



6 months
3.88 (2.20 – 6.87)c
2.88 (1.72 – 4.81)c

18 months


4.71 (3.12 – 7.10)c




Logistic regression
(n = 2045)
(n = 2045)
(n = 1553)




JS 6 months/18 months







Factor 1 (X2, p) 5df
(10.624, .059)
(15.102, .010)a
(2.650, .75)
Care
0.94 (0.72 – 1.23)
1.00 (0.82 – 1.21)
0.86 (0.65 – 1.14)
Staffing
0.79 (0.62 – 1.00)a
0.92 (0.78 – 1.09)
1.06 (0.84 – 1.33)
W-L Balance
1.20 (0.92 – 1.55)
1.18 (0.97 – 1.42)
1.15 (0.89 – 1.49)
Resources
1.31 (0.91 – 1.40)
1.13 (0.97 – 1.32)
0.96 (0.77 – 1.19)
Pay
1.21 (1.01 – 1.45)a
1.18 (1.03 – 1.35)a
1.01 (0.84 – 1.21)
Factor 2 (X2, p) 3df
(4.343, .23)
(0.671, .88)
(7.010, .072)
Development
1.16 (0.87 – 1.55)
1.00 (0.81 – 1.24)
1.22 (0.92 – 1.64)
Relationships
1.18 (0.87 – 1.60)
1.09 (0.87 – 1.37)
1.00 (0.74 – 1.37)
Education
0.86 (0.72 – 1.04)
1.00 (0.87 – 1.14)
1.15 (0.96 – 1.39)

a < .05; b < .01; c < .001

JS = Job satisfaction; LN = Likelihood of nursing

Murrells et al. Human Resources for Health 2008 6:22   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-6-22

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