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Table 2 Days of sickness absence during one year according to level of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions.

From: Global measure of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions versus measures of specific aspects of psychosocial work conditions in explaining sickness absence

 

Levels of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions

 
 

Lowest septile

5 middle septiles

Highest septile

Regression coefficients

Aspect of psychosocial work conditions

Days of sickness absence during one year

 

Management

    

Adjusted mean1 (95% CI)

14.3 (12.8 ; 15.9)

12.5 (11.6 ; 13.4)

11.6 (9.9 ; 13.2)

-0.08 (-0.13 ; -0.03)

Adjusted mean2 (95% CI)

13.5 (11.4 ; 15.5)

13.1 (11.7 ; 14.5)

13.1 (11.1 ; 15.1)

-0.05 (-0.14 ; 0.04)

Adjusted mean3 (95% CI)

11.9 (10.1 ; 13.8)

12.7 (11.8 ; 13.6)

13.4 (11.7 ; 15.2)

0.05 (-0.03 ; 0.13)

Cooperation

    

Adjusted mean1 (95% CI)

14.3 (12.7 ; 15.9)

12.5 (11.6 ; 13.4)

11.5 (9.9 ; 13.2)

-0.08 (-0.15 ; -0.02)

Adjusted mean2 (95% CI)

13.8 (11.9 ; 15.6)

13.1 (11.8 ; 14.3)

12.9 (11.0 ; 14.8)

0.01 (-0.08 ; 0.09)

Adjusted mean3 (95% CI)

12.3 (10.5 ; 14.1)

12.6 (11.7 ; 13.5)

13.3 (11.5 ; 15.1)

0.07 (-0.02 ; 0.16)

Professionalism

    

Adjusted mean1 (95% CI)

15.1 (13.5 ; 16.6)

12.4 (11.5 ; 13.3)

10.9 (9.3 ; 12.5)

-0.12 (-0.18 ; -0.06)

Adjusted mean2 (95% CI)

15.2 (13.2 ; 17.3)

13.1 (11.5 ; 14.6)

11.4 (9.4 ; 13.5)

-0.11 (-0.22 ; 0.00)

Adjusted mean3 (95% CI)

13.0 (11.0 ; 15.0)

12.6 (11.7 ; 13.5)

12.6 (10.7; 14.4)

0.04 (-0.06 ; 0.15)

Skill discretion

    

Adjusted mean1 (95% CI)

14.3 (12.7 ; 15.9)

12.5 (11.6 ; 13.4)

11.4 (9.7 ; 13.0)

-0.15 (-0.23 ; -0.08)

Adjusted mean2 (95% CI)

14.2 (12.4 ; 16.1)

13.0 (11.7 ; 14.3)

12.5 (10.7 ; 14.3)

-0.11 (-0.21 ; -0.02)

Adjusted mean3 (95% CI)

13.2 (11.6 ; 14.9)

12.5 (11.6 ; 13,4)

12.6 (10.9 ; 14.3)

-0.05 (-0.14 ; 0.03)

Workload

    

Adjusted mean1 (95% CI)

13.4 (11.5 ; 15.3)

12.8 (11.6 ; 14.1)

13.5 (11.7 ; 15.2)

-0.04 (-0.10 ; 0.02)

Adjusted mean2 (95% CI)

13.5 (9.6 ; 17.4)

15.1 (12.2 ; 18.0)

12.3 (8.5 ; 16.0)

0.01 (-0.06 ; 0.08)

Adjusted mean3 (95% CI)

12.3 (10.6 ; 14.0)

12.5 (11.7 ; 13.4)

13.5 (11.8 ; 15.1)

0.05 (-0.01 ; 0.11)

Decision Authority

    

Adjusted mean1 (95% CI)

14.2 (12.7 ; 15.8)

12.4 (11.5 ; 13.4)

11.6 (10.0 ; 13.3)

-0.10 (-0.17 ; -0.03)

Adjusted mean2 (95% CI)

12.7 (10.7 ; 14.8)

13.2 (11.7 ; 14.8)

13.8 (11.7 ; 14.8)

0.11 (-0.04 ; 0.25)

Adjusted mean3(95% CI)

11.3 (9.4 ; 13.2)

12.7 (11.8 ; 13.7)

14.0 (12.2 ; 15.9)

0.14 (0.03 ; 0.25)

Global measure

    

Unadjusted mean (95% CI)

16.3 (14.7 ; 17.9)

11.8 (11.1 ; 12.5)

11.2 (9.6 ; 12.8)

-0.17 (-0.23 ; -0.11)

Adjusted mean1 (95% CI)

16.2 (14.7 ; 17.8)

12.1 (11.2 ; 13.0)

11.0 (9.4 ; 12.6)

-0.16 (-0.21 ; -0.10)

  1. Bold types indicate that the estimate is statistically significant. For the three levels of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions bold types indicate a statistically significant difference compared to the previous (lower) level.
  2. 1: Adjustment for gender, age, occupation, size of workplace, marital status, children below 13 years living at home and contact to hospital.
  3. 2: Adjustment for gender, age, occupation, size of workplace, marital status, children below 13 years living at home and contact to hospital and each of the other 5 aspects.
  4. 3: Adjustment for gender, age, occupation, size of workplace, marital status, children below 13 years living at home and contact to hospital and a global measure of psychosocial work conditions.
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