Table 2 Relative ratings on severity and frequency level of general organizational stressors and ambulance-specific stressors
Severity items | Frequency items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Significance* | SD | Mean | Significance * | SD | |
a) Time pressure | 4.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
Frequent interruptions | 4.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
Frequent change simple to demanding tasks | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
Excessive paperwork | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | ||
Meeting deadline | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | ||
Insufficient personal time | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||
b) Challenging job tasks | 4.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | a,c | 1.9 | |
Working overtime | 3.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
Critical on the spot decisions | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
Assigned increased responsibility | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | ||
Assignment of new duties | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | ||
Perform duties no in job description | 4.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | ||
c) Lack of leader-support | 5.1 | a,b | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
No participating in decisions | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | ||
Lack recognition for good work | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | ||
Poor or inadequate supervision | 4.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | ||
Difficult working with superior | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
Inadequate support by supervisor | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
Difficulty getting along with supervisor | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | ||
d) Lack of co-worker support | 5.4 | a,b,c,e | 1.7 | 3.2 | a,b,c,e,f | 2.9 |
Fellow workers not doing job | 6.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
Covering work for others | 4.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
Poorly motivated co-workers | 5.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | ||
e) Non-emergency tasks index | 4.4 | a | 1.4 | 2.8 | a,b,c | 2.0 |
Hide feelings towards patients and relatives | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | ||
Not being able to express own opinion to patients or relatives | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | ||
Medical responsibility in the vehicle | 4.5 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 4.0 | ||
Negative attitude from relatives about the job you are doing | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | ||
The cumulative effect of driving chronically ill patients | 4.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
f) Serious Operational tasks index | 5.8 | a,b,c,d,e | 1.4 | 2.8 | a,b,c | 2.0 |
Take care of seriously injured and dying patients | 5.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | ||
Uncertainty about what you will meet on the scene of accident | 5.2 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||
Incident with seriously injured friend or people you know | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | ||
Incident with seriously injured children | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | ||
Deal with acting-out and threatening patients | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
Driving under difficult conditions | 5.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
g) Physical demands | 5.4 | a,b,c,e | 1.9 | 5.7 | a,b,c,d,e,f | 3.3 |
Heavy lifting | 5.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 | ||
Carrying out the work under difficult conditions | 5.4 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 3.5 | ||
Working in bent or twisted positions | 5.6 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 3.6 | ||