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Table 2
Adjusted odds ratios relating occupation to high work stress among health care providers, household population aged 18 to 75, Canada, 2003
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| Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|
| Specialist physician | 2.8* | 1.4 to 5.5 |
| Registered nurse† | 2.1* | 1.6 to 2.8 |
| Head nurse/Supervisor | 2.1 | 1.0 to 4.3 |
| General practitioner/Family physician | 2.0* | 1.1 to 3.7 |
| Dentist | 1.5 | 0.5 to 4.5 |
| Registered nursing assistant | 1.3 | 0.7 to 2.4 |
| Medical lab technician | 1.2 | 0.6 to 2.5 |
| Radiation technologist | 1.2 | 0.5 to 2.8 |
| Occupational therapist | 0.9 | 0.4 to 2.1 |
| Ambulance attendant/Other paramedic | 0.9 | 0.3 to 2.4 |
| Pharmacist | 0.8 | 0.4 to 1.8 |
| Physiotherapist | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Other aide | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.5 |
| Dental assistant | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.3 |
| Nurse aide/Orderly | 0.5* | 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Dental hygienist | 0.4* | 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Medical lab technologist/Pathologist's assistant | 0.4* | 0.2 to 0.9 |
| † other than Head nurse/Supervisor | ||
| * significantly different from estimate for all other health care workers (p < 0.05) | ||
| Note: A separate model was fitted for each occupation; thus the odds ratios cannot be compared with each other. Each model was controlled for sex, age, general physical health, life stress, life satisfaction and self-employment (or not). | ||
| Data source: Statistics Canada, 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1. | ||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Work stress among health care providers", Health Reports, Vol. 18, No. 4, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. | ||
