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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression: LTSL during follow-up regressed on psychosocial and organizational risk factors measured at baseline

From: Psychosocial and organizational risk factors for doctor-certified sick leave: a prospective study of female health and social workers in Norway

 

N

Distribution (%)

Cases n*

Cases (%)

Model #1 OR (95% CI) †

p

Model #2 OR (95% CI) ‡

p

Model #3 OR (95% CI) ¥

p

Quantitative demands

921

 

186

20.2

      

Low

90

9.8

13

14.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

226

24.5

39

17.3

1.12 (0.55-2.29)

0.761

1.10 (0.53-2.29)

0.803

0.98 (0.51-1.90)

0.966

High

605

65.7

134

22.1

1.39 (0.72-2.65)

0.325

1.40 (0.71-2.73)

0.328

1.20 (0.60-2.02)

0.764

Role conflict

923

 

186

20.2

      

Low

469

50.8

85

18.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

330

35.8

66

20

1.04 (0.71-1.53)

0.839

0.98 (0.67-1.45)

0.930

0.95 (0.64-1.40)

0.786

High

123

13.3

35

28.5

1.61 (0.98-2.64)

0.059

1.43 (0.86-2.36)

0.169

1.27 (0.75-2.13)

0.374

Emotional demands

922

 

186

20.2

      

Low

136

14.8

31

22.8

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

304

33

52

17.1

0.69 (0.40-1.17)

0.743

0.73 (0.43-1.25)

0.253

0.71 (0.41-1.22)

0.215

High

482

53.3

103

21.4

0.84 (0.51-1.38)

0.953

0.87 (0.53-1.43)

0.574

0.83 (0.50-1.36)

0.453

Job control

918

 

186

20.3

      

High

138

15

25

18.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

452

49.2

89

19.7

1.09 (0.65-1.85)

0.738

1.03 (0.61-1.76)

0.907

0.99 (0.59-1.70)

0.989

Low

328

35.7

72

22

1.19 (0.69-2.05)

0.529

1.20 (0.69-2.08)

0.517

1.08 (0.62-1.89)

0.778

Supportive leadership

917

 

186

20.3

      

High

575

62.7

104

18.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

220

24

50

22.7

1.24 (0.82-1.87)

0.303

1.24 (0.82-1.88)

0.306

1.01 (0.69-1.49)

0.942

Low

122

13.3

32

26.2

1.55 (0.94-2.54)

0.800

1.54 (0.93-2.53)

0.091

1.27 (0.79-2.03)

0.320

Possibilities for development

923

 

186

20.2

      

High

350

37.9

62

17.7

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

382

41.4

82

21.5

1.15 (0.78-1.71)

0.474

1.17 (0.78-1.74)

0.442

1.13 (0.76-1.69)

0.558

Low

191

20.7

42

22

1.30 (0.81-2.07)

0.284

1.30 (0.80-2.09)

0.291

1.23 (0.76-1.99)

0.406

Bullying

916

 

186

20.3

      

No

891

97.2

176

19.8

1.00

 

1.00a

 

1.00a

 

Yes

25

2.7

10

40

3.10 (1.30-7.4)

0.011

2.44 (0.94-6.33)

0.066

2.23 (0.85-5.85)

0.104

Violence and threats for violence

919

 

186

20.2

      

No

692

75.3

125

18.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

227

24.7

61

26.9

1.75 (1.20-2.55)

0.004

1.69 (1.15-2.47)

0.007

1.67 (1.14-2.45)

0.009

Shift work

924

 

186

20.1

      

No

350

37.8

65

18.6

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

574

62.1

121

21.1

1.18 (0.82-1.69)

0.373

1.16 (0.80-1.67)

0.437

1.05 (0.72-1.53)

0.482

Downsizing

899

 

183

20.4

      

No

614

68.3

113

18.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

285

31.7

70

24.6

1.28 (0.89-1.84)

0.179

1.19 (0.82-1.73)

0.359

1.15 (0.79-1.67)

0.463

Reorganization

903

 

186

20.6

      

No

581

63.3

107

18.4

1.00

 

1.00b

 

1.00b

 

Yes

322

35.7

79

24.6

1.27 (0.90-1.81)

0.179

1.12 (0.77-1.65)

0.551

1.11 (0.75-1.62)

0.613

  1. Note. 1 reference value = not exposed or exposed very little of the work-day; †adj. for age, and long term sickleave in 2009, ‡ further adj, for education, chronic health complaints, disabled-/injured, smoking and for work related psychosocial exposures yielding a 10% change of OR) a, adj, for violence and threats of violence, reorganization, supportive leadership, b, adj. for downsizing, ¥ further adj. for mechanical exposures. *LTSL, long term sick leave ≥21 days during the 1- year follow up.
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