Polish infection control nurses’ job satisfaction and cooperation with their colleagues reflect how the value of infection control is appreciated by other health care workers: findings from surveys conducted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 5 Correlations between the perceived extent of problems and job satisfaction

Level of job satisfaction	2014			2021
Difficulties in coopertatin with	Difficulty in completing tasks	Job satisfaction	Salary	Difficulty in completing tasks	Job satisfaction	Salary
Surgical department medical staff	0.001	-0.105	-0.098	-0.192^**	-0.194^**	-0.095
Intensive care unit medical staff	-0.137	-0.128	-0.049	-0.102	-0.093	-0.046
Treatment ward medical staff	-0.134	-0.101	-0.009	-0.121	-0.122	-0.027
The head doctor of infection control team	-0.087	-0.235^**	-0.165^*	-0.220^**	-0.135^*	-0.063
Surgical ward nurses	-0.029	-0.264^**	0.016	-0.162^*	-0.076	-0.131
Intensive care unit nurses	-0.031	-0.184^*	0.103	-0.114	-0.032	-0.077
Treatment ward nurses	-0.050	-0.170^*	0.014	-0.156^*	-0.084	-0.067
Administration (accounting department, human resources department, purchasing department)	0.006	-0.336^**	-0.048	-0.180^**	-0.132	-0.086
Microbiological laboratory (hospital laboratory. external laboratory)	-0.113	-0.177^*	-0.011	-0.180^**	-0.148^*	-0.101
Other employees (sterilization Department, cleaning staff)	0.005	-0.197^**	0.118	-0.211^**	-0.214^**	-0.114
Hospital management (directors: general, medical)	-0.145^*	-0.252^**	-0.122	-0.174^*	-0.105	-0.096

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