Table 3. Baseline work unit psychosocial factors and pandemic-induced changes associated with work ability trajectories.
Unadjusted | Multivariable | ||||
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
Relatively consistent good work ability, 73%,n=40 052 | |||||
Prepandemic work unit psychosocial factors | Work time control | 0.94 | 0.90 to 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.90 to 0.99 |
Job strain | 1.80 | 1.57 to 2.07 | 1.45 | 1.22 to 1.73 | |
Team climate | 0.75 | 0.70 to 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.90 to 1.11 | |
Organisational justice | 0.72 | 0.67 to 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.71 to 0.85 | |
Pandemic-induced changes at work | Working from home | 0.77 | 0.71 to 0.84 | 0.99 | 0.92 to 1.05 |
New tasks | 1.03 | 0.83 to 1.27 | 0.96 | 0.87 to 1.05 | |
Reorganisation | 1.41 | 0.98 to 2.03 | 1.19 | 1.05 to 1.34 | |
Suboptimal work ability decreasing over time, 12%,n=6125 | |||||
Prepandemic work unit psychosocial factors | Work time control | 0.92 | 0.87 to 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.86 to 0.99 |
Job strain | 4.52 | 3.78 to 5.41 | 2.29 | 1.82 to 2.88 | |
Team climate | 0.39 | 0.35 to 0.43 | 0.74 | 0.64 to 0.86 | |
Organisational justice | 0.45 | 0.41 to 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.57 to 0.72 | |
Pandemic-induced changes at work | Working from home | 0.50 | 0.44 to 0.56 | 0.86 | 0.78 to 0.94 |
New tasks | 1.14 | 0.86 to 1.52 | 1.01 | 0.89 to 1.14 | |
Reorganisation | 1.56 | 0.97 to 2.53 | 1.22 | 1.04 to 1.44 |
Reference=consistent optimal work ability, 125%, n=7302. Adjusted for work unit sex, age, and socioeconomic status distributions, work unit mean job tenure, share of part-time and temporary job contracts, and individual-level smoking, alcohol use, body mass index, and physical activity. ratio, interval.