Table 3 Demographic, work-related, health and lifestyle descriptive statistics for the eldercare employees
Mean (SD), n (%) or median (IQR) | |
|---|---|
Age (years; n = 535) | 45.3 (10.8) |
Sex (female; n = 535) | 510 (95%) |
Job (n = 521) | |
Care aide | 241 (46%) |
Care helper | 227 (44%) |
Nurse or other health professional | 53 (10%) |
Type of Ward (n = 535) | |
Somatic | 401 (75%) |
Dementia | 110 (21%) |
Temporary rehabilitation | 15 (3%) |
Independent living | 9 (2%) |
BMI (n = 489) | 26.6 (5.3) |
Self-rated health (n = 524) | |
Excellent | 17 (3%) |
Very good | 140 (27%) |
Good | 282 (54%) |
Not so good | 78 (15%) |
Poor | 7 (1%) |
Smoking (n = 525) | |
Current smoker | 187 (36%) |
Former smoker | 159 (30%) |
Never smoked | 179 (34%) |
Days with low back pain (0–28 days; n = 6267*) | 4 (IQR 0 to 10) |
Days with neck/shoulder pain (0–28 days; n = 6273*) | 4 (IQR 0 to 11) |
Days with pain-related sickness absence (0–84 days; n = 2191*) | 0 (IQR 0 to 0) |
Responses with at least 1 day of sickness absence due to musculoskeletal pain | 265 (12%) |