Table 1 Distribution of responses and item mean values of each item on the WES-10 and results of the factor analysis (items marked with * are recoded for the calculation of the subscales)
Item No. | Item | Original Scale§ | Resulting factor loadings | Item Mean (SD) [Scores 1-5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II | III | IV | T0 | T1 | T2 | |||
1 | Does what you do on the ward give you a chance to see how good your abilities really are? | SR | 0.701 | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.8) | |||
2 | Does what you do on the ward help you to have more confidence in yourself? | SR | 0.780 | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.4 (0.8) | |||
3 | To what extent do you feel nervous or tense on this ward? | N | 0.715 | 2.4 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.1 (0.9) | |||
4 | How often does it happen that you are worried about going to work?* | N | 0.817 | 2.3 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.3 (1.0) | |||
5 | To what extent do you feel that you get the support you need, when you are faced with difficult treatment problems?* | SR | 0.568 | 0.436 | 3.3 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.4 (1.1) | ||
6 | To what extent do you find that you can use yourself, your knowledge and experience in the work here on this ward? | SR | 0.820 | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.8) | |||
7 | To what extent do you find that the patient treatment is complicated by conflicts among the staff members? | C | 0.824 | 2.9 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.4 (1.2) | |||
8 | To what extent do you find that it can be difficult to reconcile loyalty towards your team with loyalty towards your own profession? | C | 0.750 | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.1) | |||
9 | What do you think about the number of tasks imposed on you? | WL | 0.341 | 0.725 | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.6 (0.7) | ||
10 | How often does it happen that you have a feeling that you should have been on several places at the same time?* | WL | 0.803 | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.1) | |||