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Table 3 Mean scores of psychosocial work factors stratified on dichotomised total sick leave days and spell patterns

From: Are environmental characteristics in the municipal eldercare, more closely associated with frequent short sick leave spells among employees than with total sick leave: a cross-sectional study

   

Total sick leave

 

Spell patterns

 
 

Reference mean

Responders having unfavourable scores

0-14 sick leave days

>14 sick leave days

p-value

0-2 short spells

3-9 short spells

2-13 mixed spells

1-3 long spells

p-value

 

Scores (sd)

n (%)

Mean (sd)

*

Mean (sd)

***

Demand

          

  Work pace #

59.5 (19)

1,440 (57)

64.1 (21)

69.4 (21)

<0.001

63.4 (21)

66.3 (21)

68.4 (21)

71.3 (18)

<0.001

  Emotional #

40.7 (24)

1,689 (67)

44.8 (19)

48.0 (19)

<0.001

44.0 (20)

46.8 (18)

47.8 (18)

48.4 (21)

0.001

  Hiding emotions #

50.6 (21)

503 (20)

39.6 (20)

43.4 (20)

<0.001

39.1 (19)

41.2 (21)

42.9 (19)

44.0 (22)

0.0002

Physical work load

missing

972 (45)

17.8 (10)

20.3 (11)

<0.001

17.0 (9)

19.9 (10)

20.3 (11)

20.0 (12)

<0.001

Influence §

49.8 (21)

1,246 (50)

48.4 (20)

44.1 (22)

<0.001

49.1 (20)

45.4 (20)

44.3 (21)

44.2 (23)

<0.001

Meaning of work §

73.8 (16)

778 (31)

77.3 (14)

75.3 (15)

0.004

77.7 (14)

75.5 (15)

75.8 (14)

76.1 (16)

0.006

Commitment to the workplace §

60.9 (20)

1,539 (61)

57.7 (18)

54.1 (18)

<0.001

58.7 (17)

55.3 (18)

54.1 (18)

54.6 (19)

<0.001

Role conflict #

42 (17)

1,320 (53)

40.8 (16)

43.8 (16)

<0.001

39.7 (17)

44.1 (15)

43.3 (15)

44.6 (15)

<0.001

Quality of leadership §

55.3 (21)

1,069 (44)

57.6 (22)

51.9 (25)

<0.001

58.5 (22)

55.5 (23)

52.7 (23)

48.9 (27)

<0.001

Bullying

  

n (%)

**

n (%)

****

  At least from time to time

missing

333 (13)

221 (12)

112 (18)

<0.001

145 (11)

72 (15)

85 (17)

31 (21)

<0.001

Threats of violence

          

  At least from time to time

missing

985 (39)

721 (38)

264 (43)

0.045

486 (36)

217 (45)

218 (43)

64 (43)

0.001

General health

          

  Fair-poor

missing

333 (13)

180 (9)

153 (25)

<0.001

112 (8)

68 (14)

107 (21)

46 (31)

<0.001

  1. # (> reference mean scores) and § ( = < reference mean scores).
  2. * t-test / **chi2.
  3. *** one-way ANOVA / **** chi2.
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