Table 1 Items on the questionnaire and cut-off criteria for health problem
Topic | Questions | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
Obesity | Height and weight, calculation of body mass index (BMI) | BMI ≥ 30 |
Alcohol consumption | Frequency and dosage. Modified from [36] | Alcohol/women: > 239 ml/abs alcohol/week: Alcohol/men: >349 ml/abs alcohol/week |
Diabetes risk | Sum score of diabetes risk factors, scale 0-21; modification of DEHKO score [37] | Sum score ≥ 11 |
Pain | Frequency and intensity | At least "moderate" pain that "affects working ability" at minimum three times a week |
Impairment due to musculoskeletal problems at work | Numerical rating scale (0-10) [38] | Impairment at work > 5 |
Depressive symptoms | Depression score DEPS, scale 0-30 [39] | DEPS ≥ 11 |
Stress and fatigue | "Very much" feeling of stress or fatigue because of work | |
Sleep disturbances | Modification of the Basic Nordic Sleep Questionnaire [41] | Problems in falling asleep or night awakenings AND daytime tiredness daily or almost daily |
Daytime sleepiness | Epworth Sleepiness Scale, 0-24 [42] | ESS Score ≥ 11 |
Future working ability | Self-rated ability to continue working in the present job due to health problems after two years [43] | Uncertain of own ability ("Uncertain"), or quite sure ("Not able") not being able |