Table 2.
Ambiguous items and their frequency in each domain based on Focus Group Discussion
| Domain | Scale | Item | Participants declaring the item to be ambiguous | Final decision | |
| No. | % | ||||
| General Health | _________ | -I seem to get ill a little easier than other people | 2 | 12.5 | Make changes in translation |
| -I expect my health to get worse | 3 | 18.8 | |||
| Stress, sleep and recovery | _________ | - Do you feel recovered and alert when you start a new work shift | 8 | 50 | Make changes in translation |
| - Do you feel recovered and alert when you start working after some days off work | 3 | 18.8 | |||
| Working conditions | Physical | -Recalling events from 5 years ago | 3 | 18.8 | Drop |
| Psychosocial | -Do you think that your work tasks in your current job are stimulating | 12 | 75 | Make changes in translation | |
| -Does your job require too large a work effort | 4 | 25 | |||
| -Do conflicting demands often occur in your job | 3 | 18.8 | |||
| -Are you satisfied with the quality of your work | 4 | 25 | |||
| -Are you satisfied with your ability to cope in a positive way with your workmates | 4 | 25 | |||
| -Do you feel that your work performance is appreciated by your manager | 3 | 18.8 | |||
| -Do you experience a good and well functioning leadership from your closest manager | 4 | 25 | |||
| -Do you experience good and well functioning leadership from the top management | 6 | 37.5 | |||
| -At work, do you have access to internal training that you can participate in | 4 | 25 | |||
| Reorganization | -Have any of your work colleagues been under notice or been given notice of redundancy at your workplace during the last year due to reductions in work | 1 | 6.3 | Make changes in translation | |
| Household/Spare time | _________ | -How large a part of your spare time do/did you devote to housework | 12 | 75 | Make changes in translation |
| - How large a part of your spare time can/could you devote to your own relaxation | 12 | 75 | |||
| Lifestyle | Exercise | -Regular modest exercise | 12 | 75 | Make changes in translation |
| Psychosomatic factors | -Bad appetite | 12 | 75 | Make changes in translation | |
| -Hunger pangs | 4 | 25 |
Demographic data, General working condition, Musculoskeletal health, Smoking in lifestyle and life events have not had any ambiguity and were deleted in table.