An index of attitudes and perceptions on workload management, work environment, and job satisfaction will also be formulated, and will be tested for internal and construct validity.
FGD Guide / Survey Instrument
The FGD Guide will have four (4) sections, focusing on the following broad themes/topics: workload management as experienced by the discussants, work environment, burnout (concepts and experiences), and job satisfaction (as related to burnout). The survey instrument or questionnaire will also have the sections used in the FGD guide, with an additional section allotted for the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Data Analysis
Data analysis will make use of both bivariate and multivariate analysis. For the multivariate analysis, regression and multiple regression analyses are recommended, to determine which among the variables under study has the significant relationship with and drives burnout and job satisfaction among ICU nurses. Analyses will be set at 95% confidence level and 2% margin of error. For data interpretation and presentation, a quadrant analysis will be used to illustrate in a two-dimensional map the attitude and perception statements critical to burnout and reported job satisfaction among ICU nurses. This quadrant analysis will use as its basis for interpretation Frederick Hrezberg's Theory of Motivators and Hygiene factors, illustrated by the linkage between presence or absence of factors...
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