Table. 4.

Differences in difficulty according to participants’ general and job-related characteristics (n=107)

Variable Total Recipient management Donor management Organ donation activation management Organ transplantation administration Professional capability development
Mean±SD t/F P-value Mean±SD t/F P-value Mean±SD t/F P-value Mean±SD t/F P-value Mean±SD t/F P-value Mean±SD t/F P-value
Age (yr) 2.376 0.074 1.861 0.141 1.622 0.189 2.136 0.101 2.374 0.075 4.245 0.007
≤29 3.05±0.33 2.95±0.27 2.98±0.46 2.97±0.39 3.30±0.34 3.44±0.56
30–39 2.89±0.38 2.84±0.38 2.83±0.49 3.02±0.66 2.99±0.53 2.98±0.50
40–49 2.96±0.44 2.85±0.52 2.99±0.54 2.97±0.56 2.96±0.47 3.00±0.53 a>d
≥50 2.55±0.72 2.45±0.86 2.60±0.77 2.39±0.79 2.66±0.66 2.55±0.44
Sex 1.270 0.207 0.728 0.468 1.100 0.274 0.804 0.424 1.273 0.206 1.551 0.124
Female 2.92±0.44 2.83±0.49 2.91±0.54 2.96±0.62 2.99±0.51 3.01±0.54
Male 2.59±0.38 2.62±0.45 2.56±0.33 2.67±0.58 2.61±0.34 2.52±0.44
Education –0.067 0.947 0.095 0.924 –1.149 0.253 1.190 0.237 0.354 0.724 2.239 0.027
College/university 2.91±0.36 2.83±0.39 2.85±0.48 3.01±0.59 3.00±0.46 3.09±0.53
Postgraduate 2.92±0.55 2.82±0.63 2.97±0.61 2.86±0.67 2.96±0.58 2.85±0.52
Career length of coordinator (yr) 3.282 0.024 4.164 0.008 1.958 0.125 0.647 0.587 3.355 0.022 2.077 0.108
<3 3.05±0.44 3.01±0.43 3.03±0.59 3.05±0.62 3.10±0.49 3.10±0.59
3–5 2.98±0.33 2.89±0.39 2.98±0.41 2.99±0.55 3.09±0.51 3.01±0.51
6–9 2.88±0.39 a>d 2.80±0.36 a>d 2.83±0.47 2.81±0.49 2.99±0.44 a>d 3.12±0.44
≥10 2.73±0.50 2.60±0.61 2.73±0.57 2.91±0.75 2.75±0.51 2.80±0.53
No. of hospital beds 1.631 0.106 1.518 0.132 1.411 0.161 0.901 0.370 1.554 0.123 1.194 0.235
<700 3.10±0.44 3.02±0.41 3.10±0.51 3.10±0.43 3.18±0.46 3.16±0.55
≥700 2.89±0.44 2.80±0.50 2.87±0.54 2.93±0.65 2.95±0.51 2.97±0.54
Type of workplace –1.876 0.063 –1.476 0.143 –1.754 0.082 –2.690 0.008 –2.373 0.019 –0.174 0.862
HOPO 2.85±0.45 2.77±0.52 2.83±0.53 2.83±0.64 2.89±0.51 2.99±0.53
Transplant medical institution (contracting agency) 3.02±0.42 2.92±0.41 3.02±0.53 3.16±0.52 3.14±0.48 3.01±0.57
Type of job 1.650 0.102 1.442 0.152 1.248 0.215 1.719 0.089 1.715 0.089 1.314 0.192
Concurrent position 3.06±0.44 2.97±0.43 3.04±0.56 3.16±0.66 3.15±0.49 3.14±0.65
Exclusive position 2.88±0.44 2.79±0.50 2.87±0.53 2.90±0.60 2.94±0.51 2.96±0.51
No. of coworkers 1.428 0.239 1.928 0.130 1.306 0.277 2.117 0.103 1.543 0.208 0.095 0.963
1 3.03±0.51 2.86±0.55 3.04±0.62 3.25±0.65 3.11±0.58 2.95±0.72
2 2.96±0.43 2.94±0.45 2.95±0.54 2.88±0.51 2.96±0.47 2.99±0.45
3–5 2.90±0.34 2.82±0.35 2.85±0.38 2.95±0.61 3.10±0.48 3.04±0.45
6–10 2.79±0.45 2.66±0.55 2.76±0.54 2.83±0.72 2.84±0.52 3.01±0.57
Regiona) 0.029 0.971 0.421 0.658 0.066 0.936 0.211 0.810 0.330 0.720 0.763 0.469
Zone 1 2.91±0.49 2.79±0.54 2.91±0.60 2.98±0.63 2.98±0.53 0.330 3.02±0.56
Zone 2 2.88±0.24 2.87±0.41 2.86±0.26 2.91±0.48 2.86±0.40 2.81±0.52
Zone 3 2.92±0.38 2.90±0.37 2.88±0.45 2.89±0.67 3.01±0.51 3.01±0.47
Satisfaction with salary 1.646 0.198 1.278 0.283 1.590 0.209 0.382 0.684 2.566 0.082 0.049 0.952
Satisfaction 2.75±0.57 2.71±0.61 2.68±0.67 3.02±0.78 2.77±0.44 2.96±0.66
Average 2.89±0.41 2.78±0.46 2.90±0.49 2.89±0.61 2.93±0.54 2.99±0.57
Insufficient/very insufficient 2.98±0.43 2.91±0.48 2.97±0.53 2.99±0.58 3.09±0.49 3.01±0.48
Main task 0.347 0.708 0.634 0.533 0.164 0.849 0.551 0.578 0.595 0.554 1.523 0.223
Transplantation 2.95±0.45 2.87±0.52 2.90±0.57 3.01±0.59 3.04±0.51 3.06±0.54
Brain death management 2.88±0.38 3.00±0.54 2.75±0.49 3.13±0.75 3.05±0.33 3.32±0.46
Transplantation and brain death management 2.88±0.44 2.78±0.47 2.90±0.52 2.90±0.64 2.93±0.52 2.93±0.54
Total number of transplants (per year) 0.601 0.616 1.005 0.394 0.694 0.558 1.482 0.224 0.504 0.680 0.137 0.938
<10 2.96±0.48 2.82±0.48 2.95±0.58 3.20±0.71 3.10±0.51 2.96±0.67
11–20 3.02±0.51 2.94±0.48 3.06±0.70 2.88±0.50 2.96±0.61 2.98±0.56
21–29 2.94±0.45 2.95±0.56 2.92±0.51 2.90±0.59 2.92±0.50 2.95±0.42
≥30 2.86±0.41 2.75±0.48 2.83±0.49 2.88±0.61 2.96±0.49 3.03±0.53
Total number of transplant organs within the scope of the coordinator’s responsibility 0.208 0.812 0.213 0.808 0.306 0.737 1.839 0.165 0.262 0.770 0.173 0.841
1 2.94±0.42 2.82±0.42 2.96±0.55 3.02±0.60 2.98±0.48 2.95±0.60
2 2.88±0.50 2.78±0.54 2.86±0.59 2.79±0.71 2.94±0.59 2.97±0.58
3–5 2.92±0.40 2.86±0.52 2.87±0.46 3.06±0.51 3.03±0.47 3.03±0.42

SD, standard deviation; t/F, T-statistic/F-statistic; HOPO, hospital-based organ procurement organization.

a)Zone 1: Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Jeju. Zone 2: Chungcheong-do, Jeolla-do. Zone 3: Gyeongsang-do.
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