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Table 5 Factors associated with motivation among health professionals and medical students

From: Impacts of COVID-19 on career choices in health professionals and medical students

Factors

Motivation

Commitment to current job

Intrinsic motivation

Self-worth motivation

Economic motivation

From 1 “Certainly not” to 5 “Definitely yes”

Coef.

95%CI

Coef.

95%CI

Coef.

95%CI

OR

95%CI

SOCIO-ECONOMIC

        

Gender (Female vs. Male -Ref)

1.08**

0.23; 1.93

-0.44*

-0.91; 0.04

    

Marital status (Married vs. Singled)

      

1.91***

1.35; 2.72

Major (vs. Student -Ref)

        

 Nurse, technician

-2.99***

-5.00; -0.98

0.12

-0.99; 1.23

2.40***

0.98; 3.82

1.06

0.75; 1.48

 Doctor

-3.09***

-5.32; -0.86

0.15

-1.09; 1.40

1.31*

-0.19; 2.80

0.72*

0.51; 1.02

 Other

0.46

-2.47; 3.38

-1.71**

-3.33; -0.09

1.96*

-0.17; 4.09

1.70**

1.02; 2.82

Main income/month (vs. < 5 million VND -Ref)

        

 5–10 million VND

    

1.29**

0.10; 2.48

  

 10 million VND or above

    

2.68***

0.94; 4.42

  

WORKPLACE INFORMATION

        

Work experiences (vs. Students -Ref)

        

 < 1 years

-1.71

-3.77; 0.36

  

1.91**

0.32; 3.51

1.12

0.78; 1.61

 1–5 years

-1.07*

-2.29; 0.14

  

0.45

-0.46; 1.36

1.28**

1.04; 1.59

 > 5 years

-0.16

-2.26; 1.94

  

-0.96

-2.40; 0.48

1.56**

1.09; 2.24

Participate in COVID-19 pandemic prevention (vs. Do not participate in -Ref)

        

 < 1 month

1.53***

0.38; 2.68

0.59*

-0.05; 1.22

-2.46***

-3.34; -1.58

0.85*

0.70; 1.03

 1–3 months

1.86***

0.83; 2.89

0.87***

0.29; 1.45

-3.60***

-4.39; -2.80

0.81**

0.68; 0.97

 > 3 months

1.41*

-0.14; 2.96

0.66

-0.20; 1.51

-4.67***

-5.82; -3.51

0.94

0.71; 1.22

Number of on-call shifts per week (vs. 0 -Ref)

        

 1 day

-1.03*

-2.23; 0.16

    

1.28**

1.05; 1.56

 2 days

0.62

-0.91; 2.15

    

0.96

0.74; 1.24

 > 2 days

0.22

-1.18; 1.63

    

1.04

0.82; 1.32

Having part-time job (Yes vs. No -Ref)

      

0.77**

0.63; 0.94

The average workload increased (vs. No changed - Ref)

        

 Increased < 20%

      

1.00

0.83; 1.21

 Increased 20-<50%

      

1.08

0.84; 1.39

 More than 50%

      

1.63***

1.17; 2.27

RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19

        

Get vaccinated against COVID-19 (vs. None)

        

 1 dose

    

1.14**

0.06; 2.22

  

 2 doses

    

1.04*

-0.05; 2.14

  

The current risk of exposure to COVID-19 (vs. None -Ref)

        

 Daily

  

-0.12

-0.90; 0.66

    

 Several times/weeks

  

-1.39***

-2.37; -0.42

    

 Seldom

  

-0.34

-0.95; 0.27

    

 Do not know

  

-0.13

-0.73; 0.46

    

Self-assess risk of COVID-19 (vs. None -Ref)

        

 Low risk

-0.33

-1.29; 0.64

  

-0.24

-0.98; 0.51

0.97

0.82; 1.14

 Moderate risk

0.64

-0.59; 1.86

  

-1.20**

-2.14; -0.25

0.73***

0.59; 0.90

 High risk

1.30

-0.29; 2.89

  

-1.11*

-2.33; 0.11

0.94

0.71; 1.25

 Infected with COVID19/May be infected

-2.08*

-4.51; 0.36

  

0.81

-1.06; 2.69

0.80

0.53; 1.21

Recent changes in work (unit: score)

        

 Daily work intensity

0.59**

0.07; 1.10

    

1.10*

1.00; 1.21

 Level of work-related stress and fatigue

    

0.30

-0.11; 0.71

  

 Health risks caused by work

      

0.90**

0.81; 1.00

 The community’s stigma with the work I’m doing

-1.38***

-1.85; -0.90

0.59***

0.31; 0.87

0.30

-0.07; 0.68

0.84***

0.77; 0.92

 Your ability to endure and cope with external work pressures

  

-0.30*

-0.64; 0.05

  

0.92

0.82; 1.02

 Process and professionalism of routine work

  

0.41**

0.01; 0.80

    

 Complexity in coordination between colleagues, and between departments

-1.20***

-1.79; -0.61

0.36*

-0.01; 0.73

0.39

-0.09; 0.86

  

 New knowledge and skills for work

1.25***

0.69; 1.81

-0.29*

-0.62; 0.04

-0.37

-0.86; 0.12

1.11*

1.00; 1.24

 Ability to complete assigned tasks

    

-0.44

-0.96; 0.09

0.89**

0.80; 0.99

 Ability to ensure safe means of work

    

0.66***

0.17; 1.16

  

Change in job satisfaction (vs. Decreased -Ref)

        

 Unchanged

-1.15**

-2.23; -0.06

      

 Increased

1.15*

-0.18; 2.49

      

Change in job motivation (vs. Decreased -Ref)

        

 Unchanged

-2.33***

-3.45; -1.20

0.42

-0.09; 0.93

0.32

-0.39; 1.03

0.76***

0.65; 0.89

 Increased

2.14**

0.98; 3.30

-0.07

-0.64; 0.49

-0.56

-1.34; 0.22

1.32***

1.11; 1.57

Motivation (Unit: score)

        

 Intrinsic motivation

  

0.33***

0.31; 0.35

0.13***

0.10; 0.16

1.06***

1.06; 1.07

 Self-worth motivation

1.02***

0.96; 1.08

  

0.71***

0.66; 0.76

0.99

0.98; 1.00

 Economic motivation

0.21***

0.16; 0.26

0.37***

0.35; 0.40

    
  1. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1